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Catawba - (1941-1942)
"Catawba" bow view before conversion to USS "Neosho (AO-48)", San Francisco, Ca., August 5th, 1942.
"Catawba" bow view before conversion to USS "Neosho (AO-48)", San Francisco, Ca., 1942.
USS "Neosho (AO-48)", ex. "Catawba" bow view after conversion, September 21st, 1942.
USS "Neosho (AO-48)", ex. "Catawba" bow view after conversion, September 21st, 1942.HISTORY :
CATAWBA.
Yardnr. 4356. USMC nr. 145. Official nr. 241358.
Keel laid 8-7-1941. Launched 23-12-1941. Completed 15-2-1941. Gr. 9920 t., Net. 5928 t., Dw. 15850 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 9,19 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, Milwaukee. 12000 B.h.p., 8808 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 tanks.
History:
CATAWBA-1941 completed for Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, New York, U.S.A.
CATAWBA-1942 Renamed Neosho 18 July.
CATAWBA-1942 Acquired by the Navy, 4 August.
CATAWBA-1942 Converted Naval service at Bethlehem Steel Co., Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA.
AO-48 NEOSHO-1942 Commissioned USS Neosho (AO-48), 16 September.
AO-48 NEOSHO-1945 Decommissioned, 13 December.
AO-48 NEOSHO-1946 Struck from the Naval Register, 3 January.
AO-48 NEOSHO-1946 Returned to the Maritime Commission, 30 June, at the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Lee Hall, VA.
AO-48 NEOSHO-1947 Sold by the Maritime Commission, 23 June, and renamed SS Tascalusa, returned to the Socony Vacuum Oil Co.
TASCALUSA-1947 for Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, New York, U.S.A.
TASCALUSA-1955 for Socony-Mobil Oil Co., Inc., New York, U.S.A.
TASCALUSA-1958 for Mobil Tankers Co., SA , New York, U.S.A.
Additional Reports :
Reported Ascalusa sold to shipbreakers in Germany. Broken up 7 Oct. 1963 Hamburg. [ By Eckhardt & Co. ]
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The Miramar Ship Index for
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CATAWBA
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IDNo / IMO
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5353165
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Year
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1942
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Name
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CATAWBA
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Flag
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USA
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Owner
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Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Inc., New York
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Type
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Tanker
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Tons
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9930
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DWT
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15850
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LOA
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152.9
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LPP
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148.7
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Beam
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20.7
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Dept
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11.28
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Draft
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9.04
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Machinery
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1ST-16.5
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kW
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8832 kW
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ShipDesign
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T2
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Builder
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Bethlehem-Sparrows Point SY
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Yard
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Sparrows Point
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Yard No
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4356
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Country built
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USA
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Keel
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08.07.1941
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Launch
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23.12.1941
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Completed
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12.02.1942
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Subsequent History
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1942 NEOSHO - U.S.Navy, USA
1946 CATAWBA - U.S.Govt., USA
1947 TASCALUSA - Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Inc., USA New York
1955 TASCALUSA - Socony-Mobil Oil Co Inc., USA New York
1958 TASCALUSA - Mobil Tankers Co SA, PAN Panama
1963 Reported ASCALUSA sold to shipbreakers in Germany.
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End
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1963
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Disposal Data
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Scrapped Hamburg 07.10.1963. [ By Eckhardt & Co.]
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