USS Carondelet (IX-136)

History
United States
NameUSS Carondelet
BuilderSocietà Escercizio Bacini, Riva Trigossa, Italy
Launched1921
Acquired24 February 1944
Commissioned4 April 1944
Decommissioned25 February 1946
Stricken25 February 1946
FateReturned to the War Shipping Administration, 25 February 1946, stricken 1954
General characteristics
TypeMobile Floating Storage Tanker
Displacement4,500 long tons (4,572 t)
Length343 ft (105 m)
Beam59 ft 4 in (18.08 m)
Draft25 ft 10 in (7.87 m)
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement152
Armament

USS Carondelet (IX-136) was a tanker and served in the United States Navy during World War II.

The second Carondelet was built in 1921 by Società Esercizio Bacini, Riva Trigossa, Italy, as Brennero (later renamed Gold Heels); transferred from the War Shipping Administration on 24 February 1944; and commissioned on 4 April 1944.