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Naval
Historical Center #NH
75821
| Tonnage | 3745 tons light 14,380 tons fully loaded |
| Dimensions | 441'6" by 56'11" by 28'4" 134.57m by 17.35m by 8.64m |
| Maximum speed | 11 knots |
| Complement | 79 |
| Armament |
1 5"/38 dual-purpose gun 1 3"/50 AA gun 8 20mm Oerlikon AA guns |
| Machinery |
1-shaft triple-expansion
reciprocating engines (2500 shp) Two boilers |
| Bunkerage | 1700 tons fuel oil |
| Range | 17,000 nautical miles (31,000 km) at 11 knots |
The Armadillos were Maritime
Commission Liberty
tankers
(Z-ET1-S-C3) converted to mobile station tankers for the Navy. They
were used as floating fuel bunkers at advanced naval bases. A number were converted to
distillation ships.
| Armadillo
|
Completed 1943-11-18 (San
Pedro) |
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| Beagle |
Completed 1943-11-20 (San Pedro) | |
| Camel |
Completed 1943-11-22 (San Pedro) | |
| Caribou |
Completed 1943-11-25 (San Pedro) | |
| Elk |
Completed 1943-11-26 (San Pedro) | |
| Gazelle |
Completed 1943-11-29 (San Pedro) | |
| Gemsbok
|
Completed 1943-12-3 (San Pedro) |
|
| Giraffe |
Completed 1943-12-12 (San Pedro) | |
| Ibex |
Completed 1943-12-13 (San Pedro) |
|
| Jaguar |
Completed 1943-12-15 (San Pedro) | |
| Leopard |
Arrived 1944-1 |
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| Whippet |
Arrived 1944-1 |
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| Kangaroo
|
Arrived 1944-1-28 |
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| Mink |
Arrived 1944-2-2 |
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| Panda |
Arrived 1944-3 |
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| Porcupine
|
Arrived 1944-3 |
Sunk by aircraft 1944-12-30
off Mindoro |
| Raccoon |
Arrived 1944-3 |
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| Moose |
Arrived 1944-3-15 |
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| Stag |
Arrived 1944-9-13 |
Water distillation ship |
| Wildcat |
Arrived 1944-12-21 |
Water distillation ship |
References
HyperWar
(accessed 2009-6-1)
NavSource.org
(accessed 2009-6-1)
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