USNS Cumberland (T-AO-153)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USNS Cumberland (T-AO-153) |
| Namesake | Cumberland, Maryland |
| Owner | United States Navy |
| Operator | Military Sealift Command |
| Launched | 9 May 1944 |
| Completed | May 1944 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Type T2-SE-A1 tanker |
| Displacement | 5,782 tons(light) 21,880 tons (full) |
| Length | 523 ft 6 in (159.56 m) |
| Beam | 68 ft (21 m) |
| Draft | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Turbo-electric, single screw propeller. 8,000hp |
| Speed | 15.5 knots |
| Capacity | 140,000 barrels |
| Complement | 251 |
The SS Fort Cumberland was one of the nearly 500 Type T2-SE-A1 tankers ordered by the
Standard Oil of New Jersey
and sailed under the name Esso Cumberland.
In 1956 with the
Suez crisis Esso Cumberland was acquired by the Navy and assigned to the Military Sealift Command
as USNS Cumberland (T-AO-153).
In 1966, Cumberland was converted by
Qui Nhon, South Vietnam her main machinery generated electricity which was transmitted, via power cables, ashore to sub-stations. Later she was moved to Cam Ranh Bay
.
Cumberland was sold to Kaohsiung shipbreakers in February 1972.
References
- Navsource
- t2tanker.org
- Wildenberg, Thomas (1996). Gray Steel and Black Oil: Fast Tankers and Replenishment at Sea in the U.S. Navy, 1912-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
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