The San Clemente-class oil tanker is a class of oil tankers built by National Steel & Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), San Diego. The size places them in the category of super tankers. They were built to serve the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. At the time of completion NASSCO was equally owned by Kaiser Industries Corporation and Morrison Knudsen.
NASSCO also built the San Diego-class tankers at 180,000-dwt, Catalina-class tankers at 150,000- dwt and the Coronado-class tankers at 38,300-dwt. NASSCO also built for the US Navy Yellowstone-class destroyer tender (AD-41 class) at 19,800-ton each.Marine link, NASSCO Delivers Third In Series Of Four San Clemente-Class Tankers For OSG SubsidiaryNational Steel and Shipbuilding Company, Commercial Ship Portfolio
Two ships were converted by NASSCO to T-AH-19 hospital ships. The two hospital ships were delivered to the US Navy in 1986 and 1987 as Naval Auxiliary Fleet ships. The two provided for the Navy deployable acute medical care facility. Each has 1,000-bed medical care unit. They are used for armed forces and mercy missions to damaged locations, like after a typhoon.Nuatic Exop, Oil tanker cargo ship, SAN CLEMENTE CLASS
Design Each ship is 894 feet long, with a beam of 105 feet and depths-draft of 64 feet. This is the maximum size, known as Panamax, that can pass through the Panama Canal. All the ships in the class have a double hull bottom for safety. They came with anti-collision radar, bacteria-enzyme sewage treatment plant and high-capacity clean ballast systems. Tanker Construction Program: Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 1, page 2-31 shipbuildinghistory.com, NASSCO, San Diego CA
Owners Aeron Marine Shipping Co. Third Group Maritime Overseas Corp. (now Overseas Shipholding Group) Chestnut Shipping Co. United States Navy
Ships in class SS Beaver State, renamed Liberty Belle in 1988, scrapped 1995 SS American Heritage, Scrapped 1994 SS Golden Dolphin, launched on January 19, 1974, Explosion/sunk off Azores, 1982 SS Golden Endeavor, launched 1976, Scrapped 1995 SS Aframax SS Overseas New York, Scrapped 2004 SS Overseas Chicago, Scrapped 2004 SS Overseas Ohio, renamed S/R Hinchinbrook in 2000, scrapped 2004 SS Overseas Washington, Scrapped 2006 SS Overseas Arctic Open Jury SS Overseas Arctic SS Chestnut Hill, launched June 22, 1976. SS Kittaning, launched February 20, 1977.
Converted to hospital ships built as SS Worth in 1974, converted in 1984. built as SS Rose City in May 1975, converted in 1986.
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