USS Quastinet
USS Quastinet (AOG-39) was a Mettawee-class gasoline tanker acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the fleet, and to remote Navy stations.
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| Name | USS Quastinet |
| Namesake | Quashnet River in Massachusetts |
| Builder | East Coast Shipyard, Inc., Bayonne, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 2 August 1944 |
| Launched | 24 September 1944 |
| Commissioned | 6 November 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 16 April 1946 |
| Stricken | 21 May 1946 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5054020 |
| Fate | Transferred to Maritime Commission, 9 September 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Mettawee-class gasoline tanker |
| Type | Type T1-M-A2 tanker |
| Tonnage | 1,228 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
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| Length | 220 ft 6 in (67.21 m) |
| Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft 1 in (3.99 m) |
| Propulsion | Diesel direct drive, single screw, 720 hp (537 kW) |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 62 |
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Quastinet was named by the U.S. Navy after Quastinet, a river in Massachusetts.
Construction
Quastinet, sponsored by Mrs. E.S. Chappelear, was laid down 2 August 1944 as MC hull 1802 by East Coast Shipyard, Inc., Bayonne, New Jersey. Constructed and converted concurrently, the vessel was launched on 24 September 1944. Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on 28 October 1944, the ship was commissioned on 6 November 1944.
East Coast operations
Following shakedown, Quastinet reported for duty to Commander, Service Force, Atlantic, 28 January 1945.
Decommissioning
Following assignment to the 12th Naval District, Quastinet was decommissioned 16 April 1946 and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 21 May. She was transferred to the Maritime Commission on 9 September 1946.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.