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

AOG-27 USS Escatawpa

• Mettawee class Gasoline Tanker:
• Displacement: 2,280 tons
• Length: 221'
• Beam: 37'
• Draft: 14'
• Speed: 9.5 knots
• Armament: 1 3"/50 DP, 2 40mm, 3 20mm
• Complement: 62
• Cargo: 1,228 DWT
• Diesel engines, single shaft, 720 hp.
• Built at East Coast Shipyard, Bayonne, N.J., and commissioned 18 August 1944

Additional Links:

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

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