Kaweah-class oiler

The Kaweah-class oiler was a class of oil tankers of United States Navy during the Second World War.

USS Mattole
Class overview
NameKaweah class
BuildersWilliam Cramp & Sons
Operators United States Navy
Preceded byPatoka class
Succeeded byCimarron class
SubclassesAlameda class
Built1918-1921
In commission1919-1946
Planned4
Completed4
Retired4
General characteristics
TypeOil tanker
Displacement
  • 4,410 long tons (4,481 t) light
  • 14,450 long tons (14,682 t) full load
Length446 ft (136 m)
Beam58 ft (18 m) (waterline)
Draft25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) (mean)
Depth33 ft 3 in (10.13 m)
Installed power2,800 shp (2,100 kW)
Propulsion
Speed11 knots (20 km/h)
Capacity1,000 tons
Complement252
Armament

Development

Four oilers were ordered for construction by the William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia. These ships were the remaining four 1917 program oilers, 5450/14,500-ton tankers built to USSB Design 1128 between 1919 and 1921. Similar in size and speed to the Patoka-class, the Alameda and Kaweah-classes also served principally as transport tankers.[1]

Ships of class
Pennant number Name Callsign Builders Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate
Alameda-class oiler[2]
AO-10 Alameda NJRS William Cramp & Sons 15 July 1919 17 October 1919 29 March 1946 Scrapped on 21 January 1947
Kaweah-class oiler[2]
AO-15 Kaweah NUGK William Cramp & Sons 1919 28 December 1921 16 November 1945 Scrapped on 28 May 1946
AO-16 Laramie NUGL 28 December 1921 16 November 1945 Scrapped on 28 May 1946
AO-17 Mattole NUGM 16 March 1920 28 December 1921 25 October 1945 Scrapped on 28 May 1946

Citations
  1. "EFC Design 1128: Illustrations". www.shipscribe.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. "NavSource Auxiliary Ship Photo Archive". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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