Oglala 1941
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| ID1256, 2.1920- CM3 | Aroostook (ex-Bunker Hill) | 343 | Cramp, Philadelphia | 26.3.1907 | 1907 // 7.12.1917 | cargo ship AK44 5.1941 | |
| ID1255, 2.1920- CM4 | Massachusetts, 1.1918- Shawmut, 1.1928- Oglala | 342 | Cramp, Philadelphia | 1907 | 1907 // 7.12.1917 | sunk 7.12.1941 |
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Displacement standard, t |
3746 |
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Displacement full, t |
4200 |
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Length, m |
117.7 wl 120.4 oa |
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Breadth, m |
15.9 |
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Draught, m |
4.90 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 8 single-side boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
7000 |
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Max speed, kts |
20 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 400 + oil 160 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3800 (10) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 127/51 Mk VIII, 2 x 1 - 76/52 Mk X, 2 x 1 - 7.6/90, 300 mines |
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Complement |
314 |
Project history: Former passenger liners of Eastern Steamship Co. In 1917 they were gained by Navy and converted to minelayers.
Modernizations:
by 1941, both: - 1 x 1 - 127/51, 2 x 1 - 7.6/90; + 3 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 10.18, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90.Naval service: Both vessels served as tenders for trans-Atlantic passenger seaplanes between the wars. Aroostook served as aviation tender on Pacific in 1920-1923. 7.12.1941 Oglala was sunk in Pearl Harbour by Japanese aircraft, in 1942 she was salvaged and commissioned again in May 1943 as internal combustion engines repair ship ARG1 with armament consisted of 1 x 1 - 127/51, 4 x 1 - 76/50, 4 x 1 - 40/56 and 8 x 1 - 20/70 guns.
Shawmut 1920
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