USS Peconic

History
United States
NamePeconic
NamesakePeconic River in New York
Orderedas type (T1-M-BT1) hull, MC hull 2628
Awarded26 July 1944
BuilderSt. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[1]
Cost$1,022,203.48[2]
Yard number87
Way number4
Laid down31 January 1945
Launched14 May 1945
Sponsored byMrs. Mal Haughton, Jr.
Commissioned19 September 1945
Decommissioned4 January 1946
Stricken21 January 1946
Identification
Fate
United States
NameVoshell
OwnerMaritime Transport Lines Inc.
IdentificationIMO number: 6912085
Fate
United States
NamePeconic
OwnerMSTS
IdentificationIMO number: 6912085
Fate
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeKlickitat-class gasoline tanker
TypeType T1-MT-BT1 tanker
Displacement
  • 1,980 long tons (2,012 t) (light)
  • 5,970 long tons (6,066 t) (full load)
Length325 ft 2 in (99.11 m)
Beam48 ft 2 in (14.68 m)
Draft19 ft (5.8 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Capacity
  • 10,465 bbl (1,663.8 m3) (Diesel)
  • 871,332 US gal (3,298,350 L; 725,536 imp gal) (Gasoline)
Complement80
Armament

USS Peconic (AOG-68), was a type T1 Klickitat-class gasoline tanker built for the US Navy during World War II. She was named after the Peconic River, in New York.

Construction

Peconic was laid down on 31 January 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2628, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. Mal Haughton, Jr.; acquired on a loan basis by the Navy 28 September 1945; and commissioned 29 September 1945.[1][2][4]

Service history

Peconic reported to Commander Service Force Atlantic at Norfolk, Virginia, 27 November. Because of reduced need following the war's end, she decommissioned 4 January 1946, at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, was struck from the Navy List 21 January, and returned to the Maritime Commission (MARCOM).[4]

She went into merchant service in 1946, as SS Voshell operated by the Maritime Transport Lines Inc. until 4 April 1948, at which time she was turned over to the Naval Transportation Service (NTS) as USNT Peconic (AOG-68) at Boston. Maritime Transport Lines Inc. continued to operate Peconic under contract for the NTS. NTS became Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) 1 October 1949, and the ship was then designated USNS Peconic (AOG-68).[4]

Peconic was reinstated to the Naval Vessel Register 28 April 1950, and she continued service in MSTS until 12 November 1957, when she transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) National Defense Reserve Fleet at Beaumont, Texas. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register the same day. On 27 July 1982, she was sold for scrapping to Andy Exports Inc., she was removed from the fleet on 7 December 1982.[4][3][5]

References

  1. ^ a b St. John's River SBC 2010.
  2. ^ a b MARCOM.
  3. ^ a b Navsource.
  4. ^ a b c d DANFS.
  5. ^ MARAD.

Bibliography

  • "Peconic". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2020.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • "USS Peconic (AOG-68)". Navsource.org. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  • "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  • Maritime Administration. "Peconic". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  • "USS Peconic". Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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