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AOG-69 Petaluma

Klickitat Class Gasoline Tanker:
  • Laid down, date unknown, as M/V Avoca, a Maritime Commission type (T1-MT-BT1) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2629) at St Johns River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville, FL.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Acquired on loan charter basis from the Maritime Commission, named Petaluma (AOG-69) in 1945
  • Naval acquisition, canceled, 27 August 1945 and delivered to the Maritime Commission upon completion
  • Leased for commercial service by the Maritime Commission, named reverted to M/V Avoca
  • Final Disposition, burnt and sank in 1951
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,980 t.(lt), 5,970 t.(fl)
    Length 325' 4"
    Beam 48' 2"
    Draft 19'
    Speed 11 kts.
    Complement 80
    Armament
    one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    two single 40mm AA gun mounts
    three single 20mm A gun mounts
    Cargo Capacity 30,000bbls
    Propulsion Propulsion, diesel direct drive, single propeller, 1,700shp
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