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T-AO-163 Parkersburg


Suamico Class Fleet Oiler: Laid down, (date unknown), as Maritime Administration type (T-2-SE-A1) tanker hull under a Maritime Commission contract at (place unknown); 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 Parkersburg (T-AO-163), (date unknown); Returned to MARAD, (date unknown); Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); 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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