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The ''Chiwawa''-class oilers were United States Navy oilers of the T3-S-A1 design built during World War II at Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard of Sparrows Point, Maryland. The class consisted of five ships, all of which survived the war. All of the ships of the class initially were to be built for private companies, but the outset of World War II, the ships were transferred to the United States Maritime Commission and given new names. Later, when allocated to the U.S. Navy, they were renamed again. Often the ''Chiwawa'' class is seen as part of the ''Kennebec'' class. In some cases the ''Kennebec'' class is divided into three classes, the ''Kennebec'' class (AO-36 to AO-40, AO-48), the ''Mattaponi'' class (AO-41 to AO-44, AO-47) and the ''Chiwawa'' class. The first two classes were of the T2 and T2-A designs whereas the ''Chiwawa''s were of the T3-S-A1 design, mainly differing in having only a 7,000 shp engine and a top speed of 15.3 knots. Three of the ships — , , and — were decommissioned at the end of the war. The remaining two — and — were in and out of commission until late 1957. ''Chiwawa'' (now ''Lee A. Tregurtha'') and ''Neshanic'' (now ''American Victory'') are still in commercial service on the Great Lakes.〔 ''Enoree'' and ''Niobrara'' were both eventually scrapped while ''Escalante'', then known as ''George MacDonald'', sank in 1960.〔 ==Ships of the class== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chiwawa-class oiler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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