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|  ONI 222 |
| Tonnage | 700 tons light displacement 2255 tons fully loaded |
| Dimensions | 221' by 37' by 14' 67.36m by 11.28m by 4.27m |
| Maximum speed | 9.5 knots |
| Complement | 58 |
| Armament | 1 3"/50
AA gun 6 20mm Oerlikon AA guns |
| Machinery |
1-shaft Fairbanks-Morse 37E16 diesel (720 hp) |
| Bunkerage |
60 tons |
| Cargo | 1228 tons |
| Modifications |
Light antiaircraft eventually upgraded to 2 40mm
Bofors AA guns, 3 20mm guns |
The Mettawees
were completed from 1943-1945 as small
gasoline tanker ships based on Maritime
Commission standard
T1-M-A2 hulls. In spite of
their hazardous cargo, none were
lost in the Pacific.
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Arrived 1943-9 |
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Arrived 1943-12-3 |
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Arrived 1944-4 |
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Arrived 1944-4-10 |
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Arrived 1944-5 |
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Arrived 1944-9 |
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| Escatawpa | Arrived 1944-9 |
| Hiwassee | Arrived 1944-12 |
| Ponchatoula |
Arrived 1944-12 |
| Kalamazoo | Arrived 1944-12-26 |
| Sacandaga |
Arrived 1945-1 |
| Yahara |
Arrived 1945-1-6 |
| Tetonkaha | Arrived 1945-2-10 |
| Ochlockonee | Arrived 1945-2-23 |
| Sheepscot | Arrived ~1945-4 |
| Wakulla | Arrived 1945-4-7 |
| Waupaca | Arrived 1945-4-22 |
| Klaskanine | Arrived 1945-5-12 |
| Towaliga | Arrived 1945-5-22 |
| Oconee |
Arrived 1945-3-15 |
References
Navsource.org (accessed 2009-12-20)
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