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USS Mettawee (AOG-17)
History
USS MettaweeUnited States
NameUSS Mettawee
NamesakeMettawee River in New York
Ordered
  • as USS Clearwater (YOG-47)
  • T1-M-A2 tanker hull
Laid down13 August 1942
Launched28 November 1942
Acquired5 April 1943
Commissioned26 August 1943
Decommissioned29 March 1946
Strickendate unknown
FateSold for scrap on 7 January 1964
General characteristics
Tonnage1,228 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Displacement846 tons(lt) 2,270 tons(fl)
Length220 ft 6 in (67.2 m)
Beam37 ft (11.3 m)
Draft17 ft (5.2 m)
PropulsionDiesel direct drive, single screw, 720 hp
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement62
Armamentone single 3 in (76 mm) dual purpose gun mount, two 40 mm guns, three single 20 mm gun mounts

USS Mettawee (AOG-17) was a Mettawee-class T1 tanker type gasoline tanker acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the fleet, and to remote Navy stations.

Mettawee was laid down as Clearwater (YOG-47) by Marine Maintenance Corp. (later named the East Coast Shipyard, Inc.), Bayonne, New Jersey, 13 August 1942; launched 28 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Charles B. Edison; renamed and reclassified Mettawee (AOG-17) 25 March 1943; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission 5 April 1943; converted by Bethlehem Steel Co., Hoboken, New Jersey; and commissioned 26 August 1943.

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