USS Chehalis (AOG-48) Photographed c. 1944, while wearing Camouflage Measure 32, Design 3D
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Chehalis |
Namesake | Chehalis River in Washington |
Ordered | as T1-MT-M1 tanker hull |
Builder | Cargill, Inc., Savage, Minnesota |
Laid down | 23 November 1943 |
Launched | 15 April 1944 |
Commissioned | 5 December 1944 |
Stricken | 27 October 1949 |
Fate | Sunk by explosion, with the loss of 6 lives, 7 October 1949 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Patapsco-class gasoline tanker |
Tonnage | 2,120 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
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Length | 310 ft 9 in (94.72 m) |
Beam | 48 ft 6 in (14.78 m) |
Draft | 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m) |
Propulsion | 4 × General Electric diesel engines, electric drive, twin shafts, 3,300 hp (2,461 kW) |
Speed | 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
Complement | 131 |
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USS Chehalis (AOG-48) was a Patapsco-class gasoline tanker acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the fleet, and to remote Navy stations. The vessel was named after the Chehalis River located in Washington state.[1]
Chehalis was laid down on 6 November 1943 at Savage, Minnesota, by Cargill, Inc.; launched on 15 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. John H. MacMillan, Sr.; and commissioned on 5 December 1944.