Patapsco-class gasoline tanker
USS Patapsco (AOG-1) | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Patapsco class |
| Builders | |
| Operators | United States Navy |
| Built | 1942–1945 |
| In commission | 1943–1960s |
| Completed | 23 |
| Active | 1 in commercial service as a fishing vessel |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Gasoline tanker |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 310 ft 9 in (94.72 m) |
| Beam | 48 ft 6 in (14.78 m) |
| Draft | 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) |
| Propulsion | 4 × Cleveland Diesel 12-278A diesel-electric engines, twin shafts, 3,300 hp (2,461 kW) |
| Speed | 15.5 knots (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h) |
| Capacity | 1,850 long tons (1,880 t) dwt |
| Complement | 131 |
| Sensors & processing systems | SC radar |
| Armament |
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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.