USS Mattabesset (AOG-52)

History
United States
NameUSS Mattabesset
NamesakeMattabesset River in Connecticut
Orderedas T1-MT-M1 tanker hull
BuilderCargill, Inc., Savage, Minnesota
Laid down6 July 1944
Launched11 November 1944
Commissioned16 June 1945
Stricken1 October 1968
Fate
  • Disposed of by scrapping
  • 26 June 1969
General characteristics
Class & typePatapsco-class gasoline tanker
Tonnage2,120 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Displacement
  • 1,846 long tons (1,876 t) light
  • 4,130 long tons (4,196 t) full load
Length310 ft 9 in (94.72 m)
Beam48 ft 6 in (14.78 m)
Draft15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Propulsion4 × General Electric diesel engines, electric drive, twin shafts, 3,300 hp (2,461 kW)
Speed14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Complement131
Armament

USS Mattabesset (AOG-52) was a Patapsco-class gasoline tanker in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1968. She was scrapped in 1969.

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