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T-AO-159 French Creek

Suamico Class Fleet Oiler: Laid down, December 1944, as Maritime Administration type (T-2-SE-A1) tanker hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1787) at Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, PA.; Launched, 8 December 1944; Delivered to the Maritime Commission, (date unknown); Acquired by the US Navy from the Maritime Administration, (date unknown); Assigned to MSTS and placed In-service as USNS French Creek (T-AO-159), 28 November 1956; Placed Out-of-service, Struck from the Naval Register, and returned to MARAD, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, 2 October 1967; Final Disposition, fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 5,782 t.(lt) 21,880 t.(fl); Length 523' 6"; Beam 68'; Draft 30'; Speed 15.5kts; Complement 251; Armament, none; Capacity 140,000 barrels; Propulsion, turbo-electric, single screw. 8,000hp.

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