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| Tonnage | 5375 tons light displacement 22,430 tons full displacement |
| Dimensions | 520' by 58' by 30' 158.5m by 17.7m by 9.1m |
| Maximum speed | 16.5 knots |
| Complement | 287 |
| Armament | 1 5"/38
dual-purpose gun 4 3"/50 AA guns 4 40mm Bofors AA guns 4 20mm Oerlikon AA guns |
| Machinery |
1-shaft geared turbine (9000 shp) |
| Capacity | 131,600 barrels 16,450 tons |
The Chicopees
were Standard Oil tankers Esso Albany and Esso Trenton converted to U.S. Navy use
in 1942. They were built on essentially the same plan as the T3-S class. They were navalized
with underway
replenishment gear of two steam driven winches in the after well deck on each side of the ship. Thus two other ships
could be
refueled simultaneously. 4" (102mm) hose was used for destroyers or smaller ships while 6" (152mm) hose with a quick-opening coupling was used for larger warships.
| Chicopee | arrived 1944-11 |
| Housatonic | arrived 1944-11-27 |
References
McKinney (1998-1-24; accessed 2011-11-13)
NavSource.Org
(accessed 2006-6)
Wildenberg (1996)
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