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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mettawee class |
| Completed | 34 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Gasoline Tanker |
| Tonnage | 1,228 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Displacement | 2,280 tons (fully loaded) |
| Length | 221 ft (67 m) |
| Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion | One screw, diesel engines, 720 hp |
| Speed | 9.5 knots (18 km/h) |
| Complement | 58 |
| Armament | |
The Mettawee-class gasoline tanker was a class of small gasoline tankers based on the Maritime Commission standard T1-M-A2 hull that served in World War II. The ships were completed between 1943 and 1945. Despite being charged with the dangerous task of carrying a highly volatile cargo into battle, none of the Mettawee-class tankers were destroyed, although the USS Sheepscot (AOG-24) capsized near Iwo Jima on 6 June 1945.