The ''Mettawee''-class
gasoline tanker
A tanker (or tank ship or tankship) is a ship designed to transport or store liquids or gases in Bulk liquids, bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker, the chemical tanker, and gas carrier. Tankers also carry commodities such as ve ...
was a class of small gasoline tankers based on the
Maritime Commission
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standard
T1-M-A2 hull that served in
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. The ships were completed between 1943 and 1945. Despite being charged with the dangerous task of carrying a highly volatile cargo into battle, none of the ''Mettawee''-class tankers were destroyed, but the capsized near
Iwo Jima
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on 6 June 1945.
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Auxiliary ship classes of the United States Navy
Mettawee class gasoline tanker
Mettawee class gasoline tanker
Auxiliary transport ship classes