Disposed of by Scrapping, National Metal & Steel, Terminal Island, Ca 2 December 1975
General characteristics
Class and type
Patapsco-class gasoline tanker
Tonnage
2,210 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Displacement
1,850 long tons (1,880 t) light
4,130 long tons (4,200 t) full load
Length
310 ft 9 in (94.72 m)
Beam
48 ft 6 in (14.78 m)
Draft
15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Installed power
3,300 hp (2,500 kW)
Propulsion
4 × General Electric diesel-electric engines, 2 × shafts
Speed
15.5 kn (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h)
Complement
131
Armament
4 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal dual purpose guns, 12 × 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons
USS Kern (AOG-2) was a Patapsco-class gasoline tanker acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the fleet, and to remote Navy stations.
Kern was laid as Rappahannock by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Tacoma, Washington on 25 May 1942; renamed Kern on 18 July 1942; launched on 7 September 1942; sponsored by Mrs. L. A. Oldin; and commissioned at Seattle, Washington on 9 March 1943.
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Asia. He is the namesake of the Kern River and Kern County, California. Kern was born in Philadelphia, the son of John Kern III and Mary Elizabeth Bignell...
and animal transport in commission from 1917 to 1924 USS Rappahannock (AOG-2), was renamed Kern during construction in 1942 USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204)...
The 1966 USS Oriskany fire was a major fire that broke out aboard the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Oriskany on the morning of 26 October 1966. The...
there news of the stranded Donner Party reached Kern; Sutter's Fort had been their unreached destination. Kern vaguely promised the federal government would...
USS Sperry (AS-12) was a Fulton-class submarine tender in the United States Navy. She was named for Elmer Sperry. Sperry was laid down on 1 February 1941...
reaching San Francisco, Ewing and the other ship assigned to the survey, USS Massachusetts, were hampered from progress due to desertions of their crews...
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engines) from Mojave, California, to California City, California, both in Kern County. Test pilot Dick Rutan made the flight, which lasted about 9 minutes...
the Vietnam War as a damage controlman on the cruiser USS Canberra and the destroyer tender USS Piedmont. Beginning in August 1968, DeAngelo attended...
1959). "Darling Quote from Jay North". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Janet Kern (December 21, 1959). "Ernie Ford will entertain young Jay North". The Milwaukee...
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