T3 tanker

USS Niobrara, a T3-S-A1 tanker
USS Cimarron, a T3-S2-A1 tanker, lead ship of the class in February 1942
USS Suwannee a T3 tanker converted to an escort carrier, underway, after repairs from the kamikaze attacks of October 1944
Mispillion (middle) a T3-S2-A3 tanker, fueling USS Bennington and USS Alfred A. Cunningham in 1963

The T3 tanker, or T3, are a class of seaworthy large tanker ships produced in the United States and used to transport fuel oil, gasoline or diesel before and during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The T3 tanker classification is still used today.[1] The T3 tanker has a full load displacement of about 24,830 tons.[2]

  1. ^ "T-3 Tankers". shipbuildinghistory.com.
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