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.

History
United States
NameUSS Quastinet
NamesakeQuashnet River in Massachusetts
BuilderEast Coast Shipyard, Inc., Bayonne, New Jersey
Laid down2 August 1944
Launched24 September 1944
Commissioned6 November 1944
Decommissioned16 April 1946
Stricken21 May 1946
IdentificationIMO number: 5054020
FateTransferred to Maritime Commission, 9 September 1946
General characteristics
Class and typeMettawee-class gasoline tanker
TypeType T1-M-A2 tanker
Tonnage1,228 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Displacement
  • 846 long tons (860 t) light
  • 2,270 long tons (2,306 t) full load
Length220 ft 6 in (67.21 m)
Beam37 ft (11 m)
Draft13 ft 1 in (3.99 m)
PropulsionDiesel direct drive, single screw, 720 hp (537 kW)
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement62
Armament

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.

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