Name Patapsco class Built 1942–1945 Completed 23 | Operators United States Navy In commission 1943–1960s | |
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Builders Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation
Cargill Inc. | ||
The Patapsco class of gasoline tankers were a class of tankers built for the United States Navy during World War II. The class consisted of 23 tankers, designated AOG-1 through AOG-11, and AOG-48 to AOG-59. They served through the Korean War and several served in foreign navies.
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Production
Many were built as Maritime Commission type T1-MT-M1 tanker hull, under a Maritime Commission contract, at Cargill, Inc., Savage, Minnesota.
Propulsion
Four 980 shaft horsepower (730 kW) Cleveland Diesel Engine Division 12-278A diesel-electric engines, single main reduction gears, two propellers, for a total 3,300 shp (2,500 kW).
Service
Various ships in the class served from World War II through the Vietnam War in various campaigns. Some were transferred to the Greek Navy and Taiwan. The last ones in U.S. service were decommissioned in July 1975. Taiwan decommissioned the last one, ROCS Chang Pei, in 2005.