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AO-70 Escalante

Chiwawa Class Fleet Oiler: Laid down in 1942 as Shabone, a Maritime Commisison type (T2-SE-A1) tanker hull, under a Maritime Commission contract at Bethlehem Sparrow's Point Shipyard, Inc., Sparrow's Point, MD.; Acquired by the Navy and Commissioned USS Escalante (AO-70), 30 January 1943; Decommissioned, 12 December 1945 at San Francisco, CA.; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Final disposition, transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, fate unknown; Escalante received four battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement 5,650 t.(lt) 21,077 t.(fl); Length 502' 6"; Beam 68'; Draft 31'; Speed 17kts; Complement 13 officers 200 enlisted; Armament one 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, four 3"/50 guns, four twin 40mm gun mounts, four twin 20mm gun mounts; Capacity 134,000 barrels; Propulsion, geared turbine, single screw. 12,000hp.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	25k	-		Hyperwar US Navy in WWII
	30k	-		Hyperwar US Navy in WWII

View the Escalante (AO-70)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

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