Description
The T2 tanker design was first adapted from S.S. Mobilfuel and S.S. Mobilube, built for the Socony-Vacuum Company (later to become Mobile Oil). They were 501 feet six inches long overall, with a beam of 68 feet. They were rated at 9,900 tons gross, and a deadweight tonnage of 15,850 tons. They displaced about 21,100 tons. Six of these ships were built by Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard in Maryland.
Several hundred turbo-electric drive tankers of this design were built during WWII. Construction of these vessels was standardized to meet our country’s need for maximum production during the war years. After valiantly supplying our troops during the war, the T-2 served as the backbone of the commercial tanker industry for many years. Our kit can be built to either wartime or peacetime configurations, the modeler’s choice, with plans and details for many shipping companies provided.
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