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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Mettawee |
| Namesake | Mettawee River in New York |
| Ordered |
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| Laid down | 13 August 1942 |
| Launched | 28 November 1942 |
| Acquired | 5 April 1943 |
| Commissioned | 26 August 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 29 March 1946 |
| Stricken | date unknown |
| Fate | Sold for scrap on 7 January 1964 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,228 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Displacement | 846 tons(lt) 2,270 tons(fl) |
| Length | 220 ft 6 in (67.2 m) |
| Beam | 37 ft (11.3 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Diesel direct drive, single screw, 720 hp |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 62 |
| Armament | one single 3 in (76 mm) dual purpose gun mount, two 40 mm guns, three single 20 mm gun mounts |
USS Mettawee (AOG-17) was a Mettawee-class T1 tanker type gasoline tanker acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the fleet, and to remote Navy stations.
Mettawee was laid down as Clearwater (YOG-47) by Marine Maintenance Corp. (later named the East Coast Shipyard, Inc.), Bayonne, New Jersey, 13 August 1942; launched 28 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Charles B. Edison; renamed and reclassified Mettawee (AOG-17) 25 March 1943; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission 5 April 1943; converted by Bethlehem Steel Co., Hoboken, New Jersey; and commissioned 26 August 1943.