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Waccamaw
T3-S2-A3
Cimmeron Class Fleet Oiler / Jumboized:
Laid down, 28 April 1945, as a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A3) tanker hull, under Maritime
Commission contract (MC hull 2705), at Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock, Chester, PA.
Launched, 20 March 1946
Commissioned USS Waccamaw (AO-109), 25 June 1946
Jumboized, circa 1964-65 at Puget Sound Bridge and Dry Dock Co., Seattle, WA.
Decommissioned, 24 February 1975
Placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Waccamaw (T-AO-109), (date unknown)
Reclassified Oil Transporter (AOT-109) (date unknown)
Placed out of service, circa 1991
Struck from the Naval Register, 11 October 1991
Title transfer to MARAD for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, VA.
Final Disposition, fate unknown
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 7,236 t.(lt), 25,440 t.(fl)
Length 553'
Beam 75'
Draft 32'
Speed 18 kts.
Complement 314
Armament one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, four single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts,
four twin 40mm gun mounts, four twin 20mm gun mounts
Cargo Capacity 146,000 barrels
Propulsion geared turbines, twin screws, 30,400hp
Jumboized Specifications:
Displacement 12,840 t.(lt), 33,987 t.(fl)
Length 644"
Draft 34' 9"
View the Waccamaw (AO-109)
History entry located at Navsource.
The Miramar Ship Index for "WACCAMAW"
IDNo:
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6122567
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Year:
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1946
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Name:
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WACCAMAW
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Keel:
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28.04.1945
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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30.03.1946
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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25.06.1946
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Tons:
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12350
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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18354
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Yard No:
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530
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Length overall:
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168.6
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Ship Design:
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T3-S2-A3
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LPP:
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160.0
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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22.9
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Builder:
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Sun
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Chester, Pa
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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2ST-18
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|
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Subsequent History:
-
Disposal Data:
-
History:
ON
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Change
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Registered Owner
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AO-109
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6122567
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1946
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WACCAMAW
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12350
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-
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U.S. Navy
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USS Waccamaw (AO-109) underway, circa 1953, location unknown.
USS Waccamaw (AO-109) underway, circa 1953, location unknown.
USS Waccamaw (AO-109), off Newport R.I., 16 November 1954.
USS Waccamaw (AO-109), off Newport R.I., 16 November 1954.
USS Waccamaw (AO-109).
USS Waccamaw (AO-109) under way, date and location unknown.( US Navy photo )
USS Waccamaw (AO-109).
USS Waccamaw (AO-109) mid-body section during the jumboization process on the building ways at
Kawasaki Dockyard Co. Ltd, Kobe, Japan ready for launching, 28 September 1963.
( US Navy photo )
USS Waccamaw (AO-109), after jumboization, 17 October 1984, place unknown.
USS Waccamaw (AO-109), after jumboization, date and place unknown.
USS Waccamaw (AO-109).
( Art work by IAN HALL )
USNS Waccamaw (T-AO-109)
USNS Waccamaw (T-AO-109), moored at Craney Island Fuel Terminal, Hampton Roads, VA., March 1967.
( Photo by Bill Guhl )
USNS Waccamaw (T-AO-109), after jumboization, April 1973, location unknown.
( Photo US Navy )
USNS Waccamaw (T-AO-109), after jumboization, underway, location unknown.( Photo US Navy )