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Colina (1) - (1942-1942)
See also : COLINA as : USS KANKAKEE (AO-39)
"Colina" during construction, San Francisco, Ca., March 31st, 1942.
Broadside view of the USS "Kankakee (AO-39)", ex. "Colina (1), off Mare Island, 23 August 1942.
( Photo collection Darryl Baker )
HISTORY :
COLINA (1).
Yardnr. 4357. USMC nr. 146. Official nr. 241404.
Keel laid 08-09-1941. Launched 24-01-1942. Completed 04-05-1942. Gr. 9930 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:
COLINA-1942 completed for Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, New York, U.S.A.
COLINA-1942 acquired by the Navy, 31 March.
COLINA-1942 commissioned USS Kankakee (AO-39), 4 May.
AO-39 KANKAKEE-1946 assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS), 26 February.
AO-39 KANKAKEE-1949 assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 1 October.
AO-39 KANKAKEE-1955 decommissioned, 30 November1955, at Philadelphia, PA., and laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet.
AO-39 KANKAKEE-1956 recommissioned, 20 December and assigned to MSTS.
AO-39 KANKAKEE-1957 decommissioned, 4 November, at New York, N.Y., struck from the Naval Register, transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD), 21 November, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX.
AO-39 KANKAKEE-1959 deacquired and placed in reserve, 1 February 1959
AO-39 KANKAKEE-1961 recommissioned, 29 November at New Orleans.LA.
AO-39 KANKAKEE-1968 decommissioned, transferred to the Maritime Administration, 27 November, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.
AO-39 KANKAKEE-1973 struck from the Naval Register, 1 January.
Additional Reports :
Reported Kankakee sold to shipbreakers in USA. Arrived Brownsville, Texas, May 1976 to be brken up. [ By Luria Bros. & Co., Inc. ]
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The Miramar Ship Index for
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COLINA
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IDNo / IMO
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2241404
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Year
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1942
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Name
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COLINA
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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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4358
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Country built
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USA
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Keel
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08.09.1941
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Launch
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24.01.1942
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Completed
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04.05.1942
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Subsequent History
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1942 KANKAKEE (AO-39) - U.S.Navy, USA
1976 Reported KANKAKEE sold to shipbreakers in USA.
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End
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1976
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Disposal Data
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Scrapped Brownsville 05.1976. [By Luria Bros & Co., Inc.]
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