Name Mettawee Type Gasoline Tanker Beam 37 ft (11 m) | Completed 34 Length 221 ft (67 m) | |
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Displacement 2,280 tons (fully loaded) | ||
The Mettawee-class gasoline tanker was a class of small gasoline tankers based on the Maritime Commission standard T1-M-A2 hull that served in World War II. The ships were completed between 1943 and 1945. Despite being charged with the dangerous task of carrying a highly volatile cargo into battle, none of the Mettawee-class tankers were destroyed, but the USS Sheepscot capsized near Iwo Jima on 6 June 1945.
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