USS Kalamazoo (AOG-30)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Kalamazoo |
| Namesake | Kalamazoo River in Michigan |
| Ordered | as T1-M-A2 tanker hull |
| Laid down | 7 July 1944 |
| Launched | 30 August 1944 |
| Acquired | 7 October 1944 |
| Commissioned | 14 October 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 18 May 1946 |
| Stricken | date unknown |
| Fate | transferred, 26 November 1947, to Colombia |
| History | |
| Colombia | |
| Name | ARC Blas de Lezo (BT-62) |
| Acquired | 26 November 1947 |
| Stricken | January 1965 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,228 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Displacement | 846 tons(lt) 2,270 tons(fl) |
| Length | 220 ft 6 in |
| Beam | 37 ft |
| Draught | 17 ft |
| Propulsion | Diesel direct drive, single screw, 720 hp |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 62 |
| Armament | one single 3 in (76 mm) dual purpose gun mount, two 40 mm guns, three single 20 mm gun mounts |
USS Kalamazoo (AOG-30) was a T1-M-A2 Mettawee-class gasoline tanker acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the fleet, and to remote Navy stations.
Kalamazoo was laid down 7 July 1944 by East Coast Shipyards, Inc., Bayonne, New Jersey, under a Maritime Commission contract; launched 30 August 1944; sponsored by Harriett Savage; acquired by the Navy 7 October; and commissioned 14 October at New York Navy Yard.