T2 tanker

The T2 tanker, or T2, was a class of oil tanker constructed and produced in large numbers in the United States during World War II. Only the T3 tankers were larger "navy oilers" of the period. Some 533 T2s were built between 1940 and the end of 1945. They were used to transport fuel oil, diesel fuel, gasoline and sometimes black oil-crude oil. After the war, many T2s remained in use, and as with other hastily built World War II ships later converted to peacetime uses, there were safety concerns. The United States Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation in 1952 found that in cold weather the ships were prone to metal fatigue cracking; in response to this finding, surviving ships were "belted" with steel straps. This occurred after two T2s, Pendleton and Fort Mercer, split in two off Cape Cod within hours of each other. Pendleton's sinking is memorialized in the 2016 film The Finest Hours. Engineering inquiries into the problem suggested the cause was poor welding techniques. It was found that steel that had been successfully used in riveted ship design was not well-suited for the new wartime welding construction. The high sulfur content made the steel brittle and prone to metal fatigue at lower temperatures.

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  Mission Buenaventura-class fleet oiler ⓘ
  class of oiler built during World War II

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  SS Fort Lee ⓘ
  1943 T2 tanker

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  SS Marine Sulphur Queen ⓘ
  1944 T2 tanker

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  SS Sackett's Harbor ⓘ
  1943 T2 tanker

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  SS Schenectady ⓘ
  1942 T2 tanker

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  USS Chepachet ⓘ
  1943 T2 tanker

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  SS Pendleton ⓘ
  1944 T2 tanker

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1943 USS Chepachet

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USNSPaoli(T-AO-157)

SS Marine Sulphur Queen remains

Two former U.S. Navy type T2 tankers used at power stations at Cam Ranh Bay, 3 September 1966 (RN 735-17c)

Type T2 tankers used as floating power stations at Cam Ranh Bay, circa in 1967

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	watercraft		Mission Buenaventura-class fleet oiler	replenishment oiler, T2 tanker	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SS Fort Lee	tanker, T2 tanker	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SS Marine Sulphur Queen	T2 tanker, tanker	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SS Sackett's Harbor	tanker, T2 tanker	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SS Schenectady	tanker, T2 tanker	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1943	USS Chepachet	replenishment oiler, T2 tanker	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		SS Pendleton	T2 tanker, shipwreck, tanker	Wikidata
commons	image		USNSPaoli(T-AO-157)		Commons
commons	image		SS Marine Sulphur Queen remains		Commons
commons	image		Two former U.S. Navy type T2 tankers used at power stations at Cam Ranh Bay, 3 September 1966 (RN 735-17c)		Commons
commons	image		Type T2 tankers used as floating power stations at Cam Ranh Bay, circa in 1967		Commons