USS Quastinet

History
United States
Name	USS Quastinet
Namesake	Quashnet River in Massachusetts
Builder	East Coast Shipyard, Inc., Bayonne, New Jersey
Laid down	2 August 1944
Launched	24 September 1944
Commissioned	6 November 1944
Decommissioned	16 April 1946
Stricken	21 May 1946
Identification	IMO number:  5054020
Fate	Transferred to Maritime Commission, 9 September 1946
General characteristics
Class & type	Mettawee-class gasoline tanker
Type	Type T1-M-A2 tanker
Tonnage	1,228 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Displacement	846 long tons (860 t) light 2,270 long tons (2,306 t) full load
Length	220 ft 6 in (67.21 m)
Beam	37 ft (11 m)
Draft	13 ft 1 in (3.99 m)
Propulsion	Diesel direct drive, single screw, 720 hp (537 kW)
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	62
Armament	1 × 3"/50 caliber gun 2 × single 40 mm guns 3 × single 20 mm guns

USS Quastinet (AOG-39) was a Mettawee-class gasoline tanker acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the fleet, and to remote Navy stations.

Quastinet was named by the U.S. Navy after Quastinet, a river in Massachusetts.

Construction

Quastinet, sponsored by Mrs. E.S. Chappelear, was laid down on 2 August 1944 as MC hull 1802 by East Coast Shipyard, Inc., Bayonne, New Jersey. Constructed and converted concurrently, the vessel was launched on 24 September 1944. Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on 28 October 1944, the ship was commissioned on 6 November 1944.

East Coast operations

Following shakedown, Quastinet reported for duty to Commander, Service Force, Atlantic, on 28 January 1945.

Decommissioning

Following assignment to the 12th Naval District, Quastinet was decommissioned 16 April 1946 and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 21 May. She was transferred to the Maritime Commission on 9 September 1946.

References

 This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entry can be found here.

External links

• Photo gallery of USS Quastinet at NavSource Naval History