USS Patuxent (AO-44)

USS Patuxent (AO-44)

USS "Patuxent" (AO-44) was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second U.S. Navy ship named for the Patuxent River in Maryland.

History

"Patuxent" was laid down as SS "Emmkay", a type T2-A tanker. The ship was built at Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. in Chester, Pennsylvania as hull number 228 and USMC number 159 in 1942. The U.S. Navy took control of it the same year. The navy apparently returned it to civilian service in 1946, at which time it returned to its original name. It was also known as the "David D. Irwin" after 1947.

References

* http://www.t2tanker.org

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