List of Type T2 tankers

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This is a list of names for the approximately 500 Type T2 tankers built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. Not included are the tankers of the Samoset/Chiwawa (T3-S-A1) type, which despite the "T3" designation were in fact nearly identical hulls to the original T2s, and smaller than the T2-A and T2-SE series.

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The names listed here are believed to be the "as launched" names, as most ships were renamed later in their career. All are the T2-SE-A1 design unless otherwise noted.

A

USS Neches USS Neches (AO-47) underway near Subic Bay on 18 February 1970.jpg
USS Neches

B

in 1946. To American Tankers Corporation, Wilmington in 1951 then National Bulk Carriers Inc, Wilmington in 1954. To Sabine Transportation Co, Baltimore, Maryland in 1958 and renamed Trinity. Rebuilt in 1959 and again in 1967. Scrapped in 1985 at Gadani Beach, Pakistan. [2]

C

USS Merrimack. USS Merrimack (AO-37) at anchor c1945.jpg
USS Merrimack.
Houston arriving in Los Angeles in 1978 Houston in Los Angeles 02 - 1978.jpg
Houston arriving in Los Angeles in 1978
USS Neosho. USS Neosho (AO-48) underway during World War II.jpg
USS Neosho.
USS Cedar Creek. USNS Cedar Creek (T-AO-138) transporting aircraft to Korea c1950.jpg
USS Cedar Creek.
USNS Cohocton. USNS Cohocton (T-AO-101) underway in the Port of Long Beach, California (USA), in the 1950s.jpg
USNS Cohocton.
USS Lackawanna. USS Lackawanna (AO-40) in San Francisco Bay in October 1945.jpg
USS Lackawanna.
USS Kennebec. USS Kennebec (AO-36) underway in the Western Pacific, in 1964.jpg
USS Kennebec.
USS Pecos. Pecos (AO-65).JPG
USS Pecos.
USS Saranac. USS Saranac (AO-74) at anchor near the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), 20 June 1943.jpg
USS Saranac.

D

E

USS Monongahela. AO-42 Monongahela.jpg
USS Monongahela.
USS Patuxent. USS Patuxent (AO-44) underway in October 1945.jpg
USS Patuxent.
USS Escambia. USS Escambia (AO-80) at sea circa in November 1943.jpg
USS Escambia.
Marine Sulphur Queen. Sulphurqueen.gif
Marine Sulphur Queen.
USS Chepachet. USS Chepachet (AO-78).jpg
USS Chepachet.

F

USS Cowanesque. Cowanesque AO-79 .jpg
USS Cowanesque.
Fort Lee. SS Fort Lee.jpg
Fort Lee.
Crew from USCGC Yakutat pull in a life-raft carrying survivors from the bow section of "Fort Mercer", the photo was taken 20 minutes prior to its sinking SS Fort Mercer, bow prior to sinking.jpg
Crew from USCGC Yakutat pull in a life-raft carrying survivors from the bow section of "Fort Mercer", the photo was taken 20 minutes prior to its sinking
USNS Cossatot. USNS Cossatot (T-AO-77) underway in the 1950s.jpg
USNS Cossatot.

G

H

USS Suamico. USS Suamico (AO-49) underway off San Pedro, California (USA), on 18 September 1944 (19-LCM-AO49-2).jpg
USS Suamico.
Hat Creek. Type T2-SE-A1 tanker Hat Creek underway at sea on 16 August 1943.jpg
Hat Creek.

I

J

USS Tappahannock. USS Tappahannock (AO-43) underway in 1966.jpg
USS Tappahannock.

K

USS Mattaponi. USS Mattaponi (AO-41) underway in the Gulf of Tonkin in December 1968.jpg
USS Mattaponi.
USS Kennebago. USS Kennebago (AO-81).jpg
USS Kennebago.

L

USS Cahaba. USS Cahaba (AO-82) refueling USS Iowa (BB-61) and USS Shangri-La (CV-38) in 1945.jpg
USS Cahaba.
USS Schuykill. USS Schuylkill (AO-76) underway at sea on 17 April 1943.jpg
USS Schuykill.

M

USS Mascoma. USS Mascoma (AO-83) at anchor with LCT-1453 alongside, circa in 1945.jpg
USS Mascoma.
USNS Mission Buenaventura. USNS Mission Buenaventura.jpg
USNS Mission Buenaventura.
USNS Mission Capistrano. USNS Mission Capistrano.jpg
USNS Mission Capistrano.
USNS Redstone. USNS Redstone (T-AGM-20).jpg
USNS Redstone.
USNS Mission Los Angeles. Mission Los Angeles T-AO-117.jpg
USNS Mission Los Angeles.
USNS Mission Purisima. USNS Mission Purisima.jpg
USNS Mission Purisima.
USNS Mission San Diego. Mission San Diego T-AO-121.jpg
USNS Mission San Diego.
USNS Vanguard. USNS Vanguard.jpg
USNS Vanguard.
USNS Mission San Francisco. USNS Mission San Francisco.jpg
USNS Mission San Francisco.
USNS Mission San Gabriel. Mission San Gabriel T-AO-124.jpg
USNS Mission San Gabriel.
USNS Mercury. USNS Mercury in Sydney Harbour.jpg
USNS Mercury.
USS Abatan. USS Abatan (AW-4).jpg
USS Abatan.
USS Mission San Luis Obispo. US Naval Tanker Mission San Luis Obispo.jpg
USS Mission San Luis Obispo.
USNS Mission San Rafael. Mission San Rafael T-AO-130.jpg
USNS Mission San Rafael.
USNS Mission Santa Ana. Mission Santa Ana T-AO-137.jpg
USNS Mission Santa Ana.
USNS Mission Santa Ynez. USNS Mission Santa Ynez.jpg
USNS Mission Santa Ynez.
USS Pasig. AW-3 Pasig.jpg
USS Pasig.
Mission Solano. Mission Solano T-AO-135.jpg
Mission Solano.

N

USS Saugatuck. USS Saugatuck Tokyobay.jpg
USS Saugatuck.

O

P

USS Pamanset. Pamanset (AO-85).jpg
USS Pamanset.
Wreck of Pendleton. Pendleton Sinking Ship.jpg
Wreck of Pendleton.
USS Ponganset. USS Ponaganset (AO-86).jpg
USS Ponganset.
Esso Manhattan. Tanker Esso Manhattan underway with PT boats in 1943.jpg
Esso Manhattan.

Q

R

S

Schenectady. TankerSchenectady.jpg
Schenectady.
USS Sebec. USS Sebec (AO-87) underway off the coast of California (USA), 28 May 1944.jpg
USS Sebec.

T

USS Tomahawk. Tomahawk (AO-88).JPG
USS Tomahawk.

U

V

W

Y

See also

References

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