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AOG-22 Wautauga

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USS Wautauga (AOG-22) was transferred to the Republic of China, renamed ROCS Yu Chuan (AO-303)
Mettawee Class Gasoline Tanker:
  • Originally assigned the name MV Conroe by the Maritime Commission
  • Laid down, 14 June 1943, as MV Wautauga, a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 791) at Todd-Galveston Dry Dock Inc., Galveston, TX.
  • Launched, 10 January 1944
  • Commissioned USS Wautauga (AOG-22), 28 September 1944, LT. Robert E. McAllister, USNR, in command
  • Decommissioned, 26 April 1947, at Subic Bay Navy Yard, P.I.
  • Transferred to the Republic of China, renamed ROCS Yu Chuan (AO-303)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 13 July 1948
  • Final Disposition, scrapped by Taiwanese Navy in 1959
    Specifications:
    Displacement 2,700 t.(fl)
    Length 220' 6"
    Beam 37'
    Draft 13' 1"
    Speed 10 kts.
    Complement 62
    Armament
    one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    two single 40mm AA gun mounts
    three single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Cargo Capacity 1,228 DWT
    Propulsion diesel direct drive, single screw, 720hp
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