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Shabonee / Escalante
T3-S-A1
Chiwawa Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down in 1942 as Shabonee, a Maritime Commisison type (T2-SE-A1) tanker hull, under a Maritime
Commission contract (MC hull 518) at Bethlehem Sparrow's Point Shipyard, Inc., Sparrow's Point, MD.;
Acquired by the Navy and Commissioned USS Escalante (AO-70), 30 January 1943;
Decommissioned, 12 December 1945 at San Francisco, CA.;
Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown);
Final disposition, transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, fate unknown.
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 5,650 t.(lt) 21,077 t.(fl);
Length 502' 6";
Beam 68';
Draft 31';
Speed 17kts;
Complement 13 officers 200 enlisted;
Armament one 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, four 3"/50 guns, four twin 40mm gun mounts,
four twin 20mm gun mounts;
Capacity 134,000 barrels;
Propulsion, geared turbine, single screw. 12,000hp.
View the Escalante (AO-70)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site.
The Miramar Ship Index for "ESCALANTE"
IDNo:
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2251237
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Year:
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1943
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Name:
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ESCALANTE
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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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29.09.1942
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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30.01.1943
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Tons:
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10350
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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16100
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Yard No:
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4380
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Length overall:
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152.9
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Ship Design:
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T3-S-A1
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LPP:
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148.6
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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20.7
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Builder:
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Bethlehem-Sparrows Point SY
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Sparrows Point
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1ST-15
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Subsequent History:
[ Launched as SHABONEE ] -
1947 GEORGE MacDONALD
Disposal Data:
Explosion 32.07 N / 77.56.30 W on 27.06.1960,
sank in tow 32.25 N / 78.50 W o 29.06.1960
[ Voyage Houston-New York, ballast ]
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-70
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2251237
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1943
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SHABONEE
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10350
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1942L
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U.S. Navy
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2251237
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1943
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ESCALANTE
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10350
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1943
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U.S. Govt.
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251237
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2251237
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1943
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GEORGE MACDONALD
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10350
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1947
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Sinclair Refining Co Inc.
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USS Escalante (AO-70) underway, date and place unknown.
USS Escalante (AO-70) at anchor, date and place unknown.
"George MacDonald", ex. "Escalante", ex. "Sabonee".
"George MacDonald", ex. "Escalante", ex. "Sabonee".
She is the one on the right.
Text by photo :
Savannah, GA. -- June 28 The crippled tanker S.S. George MacDonald is towed through calm seas about 150 miles east of her by her sister ship the S.S. J. E. Dyer, headed toward Charleston SC., some 90 miles away.
( AP Wire photo )
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