Patapsco-class gasoline tanker

The Patapsco class of gasoline tankers were a class of tankers built for the United States Navy during World War II.

Many were built as Maritime Commission type T1-MT-M1 tanker hull, under a Maritime Commission contract, at Cargill, Inc., Savage, Minnesota.

[1] Four 980 shaft horsepower (730 kW) Cleveland Diesel Engine Division 12-278A diesel-electric engines, single main reduction gears, two propellers, for a total 3,300 shp (2,500 kW).

[3] Patapsco was converted into a fishing trawler after its naval service and renamed Arctic Storm.

[1] This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.