Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AOG-14 USS Aroostook

• Halawa class Gasoline Tanker:
• Displacement: 1,707 tons (full load)
• Length: 260'6"
• Beam: 43'6"
• Draft: 16'
• Speed: 10.5 knots
• Armament: 1 3"/50 DP; 4 20mm
• Complement: ~100
• Capacity: 12,000-40,000 barrels
• Converted from small coastal tanker.
• Built at Newport News, as tank barge Esso Delivery No. 11
• Acquired by the Navy, converted to Gasoline Tanker, and commissioned 18 April 1943

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Aroostook

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Last updated: 1 September 2002