T-3 Tankers and Oilers

The first 12 T-3 tankers were the first ships bought by MARCOM after the liner "America", before settling in to the longer-term T2 program. The remaining 51 were built later, mostly by Bethlehem Sparrows Point, which built 37 of them.

MARCOM # Builder Name MARCOM Design DWT Delivered Notes
2 Sun Ship 172 Cimarron tanker (T3) 18,300 20 Mar 1939 to USN as Cimarron (AO-22), scrapped 1969
3 Sun Ship 173 Seakay tanker (T3) 18,300 23 Mar 1939 to USN as Santee (AO-29), converted 1942 to CVE-29, scrapped 1960
4 Sun Ship 174 Esso New Orleans tanker (T3) 18,300 14 Apr 1939 to USN as Chenango (AO-31), converted 1942 to CVE-28, scrapped 1962
5 Federal Kearny 151 Markay tanker (T3) 18,300 25 May 1939 to USN as Suwanee (AO-33), converted 1942 to CVE-27, scrapped 1962
6 Federal Kearny 152 Neosho tanker (T3) 18,300 7 Aug 1939 to USN as Neosho (AO-23), bombed and scuttled off New Guinea 1942
7 Federal Kearny 153 Esso Trenton tanker (T3) 18,300 15 Dec 1939 to USN as Sangamon (AO-28), converted 1942 to CVE-26, scrapped 1960
8 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4329 Platte tanker (T3) 18,300 10 Dec 1939 to USN as Platte (AO-24), scrapped 1971
9 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4330 Esso Annapolis tanker (T3) 18,300 26 Jan 1940 to USN as Chemung (AO-30), scrapped 1971
10 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4331 Esso Albany tanker (T3) 18,300 5 Dec 1940 to USN as Sabine (AO-25), to NDRF 1958, scrapped 1983
11 Newport News 370 Esso Richmond tanker (T3) 18,300 20 Apr 1940 to USN as Kaskaskia (AO-27), scrapped 1970
12 Newport News 371 Esso Raleigh tanker (T3) 18,300 21 Jun 1940 to USN as Guadalupe (AO-32), scrapped 1975
13 Newport News 372 Esso Columbia tanker (T3) 18,300 28 Aug 1940 to USN as Salamonie (AO-26), scrapped 1971
1257 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4374 Sparrows Point tanker (T3) 16,100 28 Dec 1942 sold 1946, Frank A. Morgan 1950, Vantage Venture 1966, scrapped 1971
1258 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4375 Cornell tanker (T3) 16,100 27 Feb 1943 sold 1947, converted to self-unloader Keva Ideal 1960
516 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4378 Samoset tanker (T3) 16,100 24 Dec 1942 to USN as Chiwawa (AO-68), sold 1946, converted to laker Walter A. Sterling 1961, Lee A. Tregurtha
517 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4379 Sachem tanker (T3) 16,100 23 Jan 1943 to USN as Enoree (AO-69), to NDRF 1958
518 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4380 Shabonee tanker (T3) 16,100 30 Jan 1943 to USN as Escalante (AO-70), sold 1947 as George MacDonald, exploded and sank 1960
519 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4381 Marquette tanker (T3) 16,100 20 Feb 1943 to USN as Neshanic (AO-71), sold 1947 as Gulfoil, wrecked 1958 but converted to laker Pioneer Challenger, Middletown 1962, American Victory, scrapped 2018
520 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4382 Citadel tanker (T3) 16,100 13 Mar 1943 to USN as Niobrara (AO-72), to NDRF 1958
521 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4383 Esso Portland tanker (T3) 16,100 9 Apr 1943 completed as Dartmouth, sold 1943, Esso Brooklyn 1951, scrapped 1972
522 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4384 Samoset tanker (T3) 16,100 7 May 1943 scrapped 1962
523 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4385 Sachem tanker (T3) 16,100 27 May 1943 scrapped 1964
524 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4386 Shabonee tanker (T3) 16,100 30 Aug 1943 sold 1963, scrapped 1965
525 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4387 Occidental tanker (T3) 16,100 29 Sep 1943 sold 1945 as Siwanoy, scrapped 1965
526 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4388 Kenyon tanker (T3) 16,100 24 Nov 1943 sold 1945 as Sacona, Point Montara 1963, scrapped 1965
527 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4389 Wellesley tanker (T3) 16,100 14 Dec 1943 sold 1945 as Saucon, sold 1963, scrapped 1965
528 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4390 Duquesne tanker (T3) 16,100 13 Mar 1944 sold 1945 as Satucket, Jozena 1964, scrapped 1965
717 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4397 Ashtabula tanker (T3) 18,300 7 Aug 1943 to USN as AO-51, stretched 1967, sunk as target 2000
718 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4398 Cacapon tanker (T3) 18,300 21 Sep 1943 to USN as AO-52
719 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4399 Caliente tanker (T3) 18,300 12 Oct 1943 to USN as AO-53, to NDRF 1974
720 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4400 Chikaskia tanker (T3) 18,300 10 Nov 1943 to USN as AO-54, to NDRF 1982
721 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4401 Elokomin tanker (T3) 18,300 30 Nov 1943 to USN as AO-55, scrapped 1970
722 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4402 Aucilla tanker (T3) 18,300 22 Dec 1943 to USN as AO-56, to NDRF 1992
723 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4403 Marias tanker (T3) 18,300 12 Feb 1944 to USN as AO-57, scrapped 1995
724 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4404 Manatee tanker (T3) 18,300 6 Apr 1944 to USN as AO-58
725 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4405 Mississinewa tanker (T3) 18,300 18 May 1944 to USN as AO-59, torpedoed and lost at Ulithi Island 1944
726 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4406 Nantahala tanker (T3) 18,300 19 Jun 1944 to USN as AO-60, to NDRF 1975
727 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4407 Severn tanker (T3) 18,300 19 Jul 1944 to USN as AO-61, to NDRF 1975
728 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4408 Taluga tanker (T3) 18,300 25 Aug 1944 to USN as AO-62, to NDRF 1999
729 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4409 Chipola tanker (T3) 18,300 30 Nov 1944 to USN as AO-63, to NDRF 1974
730 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4410 Tolovana tanker (T3) 18,300 24 Feb 1945 to USN as AO-64, to NDRF 1975
1679 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4423 Saconnet tanker (T3) 16,100 27 Apr 1944 scrapped 1964
1680 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4424 Stanvac Calcutta tanker (T3) 16,100 16 Sep 1944 sold 1944, converted to bulker 1962
1681 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4425 Stanvac Pelambang tanker (T3) 16,100 30 Jan 1945 sold 1944, converted to bulker 1962
1682 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4426 Syosset tanker (T3) 16,100 12 Mar 1945 scrapped 1972
2455 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4430 Pure Oil tanker (T3) 16,100 26 Oct 1945 scrapped 1972
2456 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4431 Lake Charles tanker (T3) 16,100 19 Nov 1945 sold 1948 as Conoco Lake Charles, Coal Shipper 1958, Capri 1961, wrecked and scrapped 1963
2559 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4436 Allagash tanker (T3) 18,300 25 Aug 1945 to USN as AO-97, scrapped 1976
2560 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4437 Caloosahatchee tanker (T3) 18,300 10 Oct 1945 to USN as AO-98, jumboized 1966, to NDRF 1998, scrapped 2003
2561 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4438 Canisteo tanker (T3) 18,300 3 Dec 1945 to USN as AO-99, jumboized 1966, to NDRF 1998, scrapped 2003
2562 Bethlehem Sp. Pt. 4439 Chukawan tanker (T3) 18,300 22 Jan 1946 to USN as AO-100, scrapped 1973
2065 Sun Ship 323 Brandywine tanker (T3) 17,575 31 Aug 1943 sold 1947 as Atlantic Sun, damaged 1962 and scrapped
2701 Sun Ship 526 Mispillion tanker (T3) 18,300 29 Dec 1945 to USN as AO-105, jumboized 1964, to NDRF 1999
2702 Sun Ship 527 Navasota tanker (T3) 18,300 27 Feb 1946 to USN as AO-106, jumboized 1964, scrapped 1995
2703 Sun Ship 528 Passumpsic tanker (T3) 18,300 1 Apr 1946 to USN as AO-107, jumboized 1964, to NDRF 1991
2704 Sun Ship 529 Pawcatuck tanker (T3) 18,300 10 May 1946 to USN as AO-108, jumboized 1964, to NDRF 1999
2705 Sun Ship 530 Waccamaw tanker (T3) 18,300 25 Jun 1946 to USN as AO-109, jumboized 1964, to NDRF 1999
2187 Welding SY 13 Pan-Pennsylvania tanker (T3) 18,900 Nov 1943 torpedoed and lost off NJ 1944
2208 Welding SY 14 Bulklube tanker (T3) 18,900 Dec 1943 later Start Point 1962, Freeport 1963; scrapped 1963
2209 Welding SY 15 Bulkfuel tanker (T3) 18,900 Feb 1944 later Amoco Texas 1955; scrapped 1964
2210 Welding SY 16 Bulkcrude tanker (T3) 18,900 Apr 1944 later Blue Point 1962; scrapped 1963
2211 Welding SY 17 Bulkero tanker (T3) 18,900 June 1944 later Amoco Florida 1957, Black Point 1962; scrapped 1963
2693 Welding SY 18 Phoenix tanker (T3) 23,800 Nov 1944 damaged in collision 1953, total loss
2694 Welding SY 19 Nashbulk tanker (T3) 23,800 Feb 1945 scrapped 1975
2699 Welding SY 20 Amtank tanker (T3) 23,800 May 1945 later Mounthope 1972; scrapped 1979

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