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Esso Raleigh (I)
See also : NAVY FLEET OILER
T3-S2-A1
Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down (date unknown) as, Esso Raleigh, a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A1) tanker hull, under
Maritime Commission contract, (MC hull 12), at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock, Co., Newport News, VA.
Launched, 26 January 1940
Acquired by the Navy, 1 June 1940
Commissioned USS Guadalupe (AO-32), 19 June 1941
Decommissioned in 1974
Struck from the Naval Register, 15 May 1975
Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for disposal
Final Disposition, sold for scrapping by MARAD, 16 October 1975
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 7,470 t.(lt) 24,830 t.(fl)
Length 553'
Beam 75'
Draft 32' 4"
Speed 18 kts.
Complement 304
Armament four 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts, four twin 40mm AA gun mounts, four
twin 20mm AA gun mounts
Cargo Capacity 146,000 barrels
Propulsion geared turbines, twin screws. 30,400hp
The Miramar Ship Index for "ESSO RALEIGH (1)"
IDNo:
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2239656
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Year:
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1940
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Name:
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ESSO RALEIGH
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Keel:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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26.01.1940
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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06.1940
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Tons:
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11316
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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18300
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Yard No:
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371
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Length overall:
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168.6
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Ship Design:
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T3-S2-A1
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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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Newport News SB
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Newport News
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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2ST-18
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Subsequent History:
1941 GUADALUPE
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at San Jose, Cal., 10.1975. [ By Levin Metals Co.]
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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239656
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2239656
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1940
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ESSO RALEIGH
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11316
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Standard Oil Co (New Jersey)
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AO-32
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2239656
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1940
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GUADALUPE
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11316
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1941
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U.S. Navy
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"Esso Raleigh" (I), before commissioned to the US Navy.
USS "Guadalupe" (AO 32) ex "Esso Raleigh" (I).
( Drawing by Geo Bieda )
USS "Guadalupe" (AO 32) ex "Esso Raleigh" (I), underway in 1963, location unknown.
( Photo thnaks to Robert Hurst )
USS "Guadalupe" (AO 32) ex "Esso Raleigh" (I).
USS "Guadalupe" (AO 32) ex "Esso Raleigh" (I).
USS Guadalupe (AO-32), 1959.
USS Guadalupe (AO-32) refueling USS Maury (DD-401) and USS Lexington (CV-16) at sea
in the Gilberts Area, November 25, 1943.
USS Guadalupe (AO-32) refueling USS Patterson at sea during the Lingayen operation, Januari 1945.
USS Guadalupe (AO-32) ex "Esso Raleigh" (I).
USS Guadalupe (AO-32) ex "Esso Raleigh" (I), underway bound for the Philippines in September 1941
with a deck cargo of six PT boats (PT-31, PT-32, PT-33, PT-34, PT-35 and PT-41) of
Patrol Torpedo Boat Squadron Three.
"Guadalupe (AO-32)", underway bound for the Philippines in September 1941 with a deck cargo of six PT boats.
( Photo thanks to Robert Hurst )
USS "Guadalupe" (AO 32) ex "Esso Raleigh" (I).
Plaquette USS Guadalupe (AO-32).
USS "Guadalupe (AO-32)" refueling USS "Esteem (MSO-438)", off the coast of Vietnam in the spring of 1973,
during Operation Endsweep.
( Photo by CDR Michael Cosgrove )
"Guadalupe (AO-32)".
"Guadalupe (AO-32)".
"Guadalupe (AO-32)".
USS Guadalupe (AO-32) underway, circa 1966, location unknown.( Photo thanks to Richard Leonhardt )