Kaweah-class oiler explained

The Kaweah-class oiler was a class of oil tankers of United States Navy during the Second World War.

Development

Four oilers were ordered for construction by the William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia. These ships were the remaining four 1917 program oilers, 5450/14,500-ton tankers built to USSB Design 1128 between 1919 and 1921. Similar in size and speed to the Patoka-class, the Alameda and Kaweah-classes also served principally as transport tankers.[1]

Ships of class

Pennant numberNameCallsignBuildersLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFate
Alameda-class oiler[2]
AO-10AlamedaNJRSWilliam Cramp & Sons15 July 191917 October 191929 March 1946Scrapped on 21 January 1947
Kaweah-class oiler
AO-15KaweahNUGKWilliam Cramp & Sons191928 December 192116 November 1945Scrapped on 28 May 1946
AO-16LaramieNUGL28 December 192116 November 1945Scrapped on 28 May 1946
AO-17MattoleNUGM16 March 192028 December 192125 October 1945Scrapped on 28 May 1946

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EFC Design 1128: Illustrations. 2021-12-06. www.shipscribe.com.
  2. Web site: NavSource Auxiliary Ship Photo Archive. 2021-12-06. www.navsource.org.