USNS Mission Santa Ana a T2 Tanker getting underway in Long Beach, California
Deconhil Shipping Company was a shipping company founded in
San Francisco,
California. Deconhil Shipping Company president was Joseph J. Coney. Joseph J. Coney also had part ownership of the San Francisco tanker company
Hillcone Steamship Company The Hillcone Steamship Company was a United States based steamship company that operated from 1929 to 1970. It was based in San Francisco, California and was owned by businessmen Joseph J. Coney and Stanley Hiller, Sr. Ships it is known to have owne ...
since 1929. Deconhil Shipping Company operated
Fleet Oilers for the
United States Navy to support
World War II efforts. Deconhil Shipping Compan operated a fleet of tankers for the
War Shipping Administration. Deconhil Shipping Compan operated
Type T2 tanker
The T2 tanker, or T2, was a class of oil tanker constructed and produced in large quantities 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 ...
s and other tankers. Each War Deconhil Shipping Compan had a merchant crew of about 9 officers and 39 men. War Emergency Tankers continued operations after the war for a few years.
[Study of Operations of Military Sea Transportation Service, Parts 1–2, By United States. Congress. House. Merchant Marine and Fisheries, page 298, 1954]
*Some ships:
*
USS Nausett (IX-190)
*SS Chemawa, Civilian Deconhil Shipping Company crew with
United States Navy Armed Guard
Deconhil Shipping Company crew operated the ships and the
US Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio. The most common armament mounted on these merchant ships were the
MK II 20mm Oerlikon autocannon and the
3"/50,
4"/50, and
5"/38 deck guns.
[World War II U.S. Navy Armed Guard and World War II U.S. Merchant Marine, 2007–2014 Project Liberty Ship, Project Liberty Ship, P.O. Box 25846 Highlandtown Station, Baltimore, M]
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See also
* World War II United States Merchant Navy
References
External links
The T2 Tanker page
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American companies established in 1942
Transport companies established in 1942
Defunct shipping companies of the United States
