The ''Patapsco'' class of
gasoline tankers were a class of tankers built for the
United States Navy
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during
World War II
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. The class consisted of 23 tankers, designated AOG-1 through AOG-11, and AOG-48 to AOG-59. They served through the
Korean War
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and several served in foreign navies.
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
Cleveland Diesel Engine Division
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12-278A
diesel-electric engines, single main reduction gears, two
propeller
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Service
Various ships in the class served from World War II through the
Vietnam War
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in various campaigns. Some were transferred to the
Greek Navy
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and
Taiwan
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. The last ones in U.S. service were
decommissioned in July 1975. Taiwan decommissioned the last one,
ROCS ''Chang Pei'' (AOG-517), in 2005.
was converted into a fishing trawler after its naval service and renamed ''Arctic Storm''. As of 2019 it is still active, and the only known surviving member of its class.
Ships
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Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation
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Cargill
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References
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Auxiliary ship classes of the United States Navy
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Auxiliary transport ship classes