Kaweah-class oiler

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USS Mattole (AO-17) underway off Virginia Beach on 7 October 1944 (80-G-281873).jpg
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Class overview
NameKaweah class
Builders William Cramp & Sons
OperatorsFlag of the United States.svg  United States Navy
Preceded by Patoka class
Succeeded by Cimarron class
SubclassesAlameda class
Built1918–1921
In commission1919–1946
Planned4
Completed4
Retired4
General characteristics
Type Oil tanker
Displacement
  • 4,410 long tons (4,481 t) light
  • 14,450 long tons (14,682 t) full load
Length446 ft (136 m)
Beam58 ft (18 m) (waterline)
Draft25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) (mean)
Depth33 ft 3 in (10.13 m)
Installed power2,800 shp (2,100 kW)
Propulsion
Speed11 knots (20 km/h)
Capacity1,000 tons
Complement252
Armament

The Kaweah-class oiler was a class of oil tankers of United States Navy during the Second World War.

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Development

Four oilers were ordered for construction by the William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia. These ships were the remaining four 1917 program oilers, 5450/14,500-ton tankers built to USSB Design 1128 between 1919 and 1921. Similar in size and speed to the Patoka, Alameda, and Kaweah classes also served principally as transport tankers. [1]

Ships of class

Hull numberNameCallsignBuildersLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFate
Alameda-class oiler [2]
AO-10 Alameda NJRS William Cramp & Sons 15 July 191917 October 191929 March 1946Scrapped on 21 January 1947
Kaweah-class oiler [2]
AO-15 Kaweah NUGKWilliam Cramp & Sons191928 December 192116 November 1945Scrapped on 28 May 1946
AO-16 Laramie NUGL28 December 192116 November 1945Scrapped on 28 May 1946
AO-17 Mattole NUGM16 March 192028 December 192125 October 1945Scrapped on 28 May 1946

Citations

  1. "EFC Design 1128: Illustrations". www.shipscribe.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 "NavSource Auxiliary Ship Photo Archive". NavSource. Retrieved 6 December 2021.