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{{Mattaponi class fleet replenishment oiler}} |
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[[Category:United States Navy West Virginia-related ships]] |
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[[Category:Ships built in Pennsylvania]] |
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Revision as of 16:55, 24 November 2008
- See USS Monongahela for other ships of this name.
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| Commissioned: | 1942 |
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| Struck: | 1958 |
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| Displacement: | 22,445 Tons |
| Length: | 526'00" |
| Beam: | 68'00" |
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| Propulsion: | Geared steam turbines driving a single propeller. |
| Speed: | 16.5 knots |
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USS Monongahela (AO-42) was a Mattaponi-class oiler in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second U.S. Navy ship named for the Monongahela River in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
History
Monongahela was laid down as SS Ellkay, a type T2-A tanker. The ship was built at Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. in Chester, Pennsylvania as hull number 227 and USMC number 158 in 1942. The U.S. Navy took control of it the same year.
References
External links
- Photo gallery of Monongahela at NavSource Naval History
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