USNS Potomac (T-AO-150)
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USNS Potomac |
Namesake | The Potomac River in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. |
Builder | Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Chester, Pennsylvania |
Laid down | 9 June 1955 |
Launched | 8 October 1956 |
In service | 30 January 1957-26 September 1961 |
Identification | IMO number: 6504694 |
Fate | Destroyed by fire 26 September 1961 |
Notes | Stern of ship salvaged and used in construction of tanker SS Shenandoah, which later became fleet oiler USNS Potomac (T-AO-181) |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | fleet oiler |
Displacement |
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Length | 614 ft 6 in (187.30 m) |
Beam | 83 ft 6 in (25.45 m) |
Draft | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
Propulsion | Steam turbine, one shaft |
Speed | 18.9 knots (35 km/h) |
Capacity | 190,000 barrels (30,000 m3) |
Complement | 44 to 52 |
Armament | none |
USNS Potomac (T-AO-150) was a
Military Sea Transportation Service, later Military Sealift Command
, from 1957 to 1961.
Potomac, fifth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name, was laid down at
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company at Chester, Pennsylvania
,
on 9 June 1955 and launched on 8 October 1956, sponsored by Mrs. T. H. Robbins, Jr. She entered non-commissioned U.S. Navy service under the control of the Military Sea Transport Service
(MSTS) with a primarily civilian crew on 30 January 1957.
Potomac carried
U.S. Marines
, who prevented the fire from igniting large fuel storage tanks adjacent to the pier.
The 200-foot (61 m)
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Chester, Pennsylvania and welded there to the salvaged stern section, with the bridge and crew accommodations aft. The reconstructed ship, SS Shenandoah, entered service in 1965 and became USNS Potomac (T-AO-181) in 1976 when purchased by the Military Sealift Command
See also
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive: USNS Potomac (T-AO-150)