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USNS Lone Jack (T-AO-161)

Cumberland Class Fleet Oiler
  • Laid down, 11 July 1944, as a Maritime Administration type (T2-SE-A1) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC 1783) at Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, PA.
  • Launched, 21 October 1944
  • Delivered to the Maritime Commission for operation under General Agency Agreement by Cities Service Oil Co., New York, NY, 31 October 1944
  • Re-acquired by the Maritime Administration, 23 December 1954, and laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX.
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 28 November 1956
  • Assigned to the Military Transportation Service (MSTS) and placed in service as USNS Lone Jack (T-AO-161), 15 January 1957, at New Orleans, LA., operated by Marine Transport Lines, Inc., New York, NY;
  • Placed out of service, struck form the Naval Register, and transferred to the Maritime Administration, 7 October 1957
  • Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA.
  • Transferred to the US Army, 10 June 1966, for use as a floating power station at Cam Rahn Bay, South Vietnam
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping under MARAD contract PD-X-893 to Tung Ho Steel Enterprises, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 29 January 1971, for $351,100.00
    Specifications:
    Displacement 5,782 t.(lt) 21,880 t.(fl)
    Length 523' 6"
    Beam 68'
    Draft 30'
    Speed 15.5kts
    Armament, none
    Capacity 140,000 barrels
    Propulsion, turbo-electric, single screw. 8,000hp.
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    Namesake
    Lone Jack - The Battle of Lone Jack was a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on August 15–16, 1862 in Jackson County, Missouri. The battle was part of the Confederate guerrilla and recruiting campaign in Missouri in 1862. On August 16, 1862 Federal troops were defeated by a much larger Confederate force. The fighting literally occurred on the main street and raged for five hours before the Federals withdrew. The Confederates were unable to hold the town following their victory because of converging Union forces from other commands.(Wikipedia).
    Photo - Civil War reenacters recreating the Battle of Lone Jack. Source AllanShowalter.com - Neil Ellis Photos: Battle Of Lone Jack Civil War Reenactment – Northwest Missouri    		 Tommy Trampp
    Lone Jack 250k Maritime Administration type (T2-SE-A1) Lone Jack , launching 21 October 1944, at Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, PA. Gerhard Mueller-Debus
    Lone Jack 98k Post card silhouette image of USNS Lone Jack (T-AO-161). Gerhard Mueller-Debus
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