SS V. A. Fogg

History
United States
Name
  • Four Lakes (1944–1971)
  • V. A. Fogg (1971–1972)
Owner
  • U.S. War Shipping Administration (1944–46)
  • U.S. Maritime Commission (1946–56)
  • Tanker Four Lakes, Inc. (1956–71)
  • Ithaca Corp. (1971–72)
Operator
  • War Emergency Tankers (1944-45)
  • American Petroleum Transport Corp. (1946-47)
  • Texas City Tankers, Inc. (1956-72)
BuilderAlabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, Alabama
Yard number268
Launched21 December 1943
Completed26 January 1944
In service29 January 1944
IdentificationOfficial number: 244971
FateExploded and sank, 1 February 1972
General characteristics
Class & typeModified Type T2-SE-A1 tanker
Tonnage
  • As built:
  • 10,448 GRT
  • 16,613 DWT
  • After 1959:
  • 12,569 GRT
  • 19,902 DWT
Length
  • As built:
  • 523 ft (159 m)
  • After 1959:
  • 572 ft (174 m)
Beam
  • As built:
  • 68 ft (21 m)
  • After 1959:
  • 75 ft 4 in (22.96 m)
PropulsionTurbo-electric, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW)
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range12,600 nmi (23,300 km; 14,500 mi)
Troops29 Naval Armed Guard
Armament

SS V.A. Fogg was a modified T2 tanker built in 1943, as SS Four Lakes. After service in World War II, she was eventually sold into private ownership. She was renamed V.A. Fogg in 1971, shortly before she exploded and sank off Freeport, Texas.

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