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Saugatuck, James River Reserve Fleet, Newport News, Newport News, Virginia
Summary
Significance: Saugatuck is representative of the T2-SE-A1 tanker class, which became the workhorse for the U.S. Navy during World War II. There were 481 tankers constructed in this category under the U.S. Maritime Commission's Emergency Program between 1942 and 1945. These auxiliaries serviced the fleets engaged around the globe. Members of this class served in the U.S. Navy, Naval Transportation Service, and Military Sea Transportation Service later Military Sealift Command.
Survey number: HAER VA-128
Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 2006 Demolished
Building/structure dates: 1963 Subsequent Work
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Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
U.S. Maritime Commission
U.S. Maritime Administration
U.S. Navy
Standard Oil Company
Koerner, Ben
General Electric
Babcock and Wilcox
Stetson-Ross Machine Company
Bethlehem Steel Company
Military Sea Transportation Service
Military Sealift Command
Tampa Ship Repair and Drydock Company
Croteau, Todd, project manager
US Maritime Administration, sponsor
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
Olin, Crystal, field team
Koehler, Erhard, sponsor
Location
Newport News (Va.), 37.08708, -76.47301
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
