This is a list of names for the approximately 500 Type T2 tanker

T2 tanker

The T2 tanker, or T2, was an oil tanker constructed and produced in large quantities in the United States during World War II. The largest "navy oilers" after the T3s at the time, nearly 500 of them were built between 1940 and the end of 1945....

s built for the United States Maritime Commission

United States Maritime Commission

The United States Maritime Commission was an independent executive agency of the U.S. federal government that was created by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, passed by Congress on June 29, 1936, and replaced the U.S. Shipping Board which had existed since World War I...

 during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. Not included are the tankers of the Samoset/Chiwawa (T3-S-A1) type, which despite the "T3" designation were in fact nearly identical hulls to the original T2s, and smaller than the T2-A and T2-SE series.

The names listed here are believed to be the "as launched" names, as most ships were renamed later in their career. All are the T2-SE-A1 design unless otherwise noted.

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C

(T2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2 design) (T2 design) (T2 design) (T2 design) (T2 design) (T2-SE-A1 design)

F

- (Hull failure split vessel in two off Chatham, MA on Feb. 18, 1952, the same night the Pendleton foundered.)

M

(T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design) (T2-SE-A2 design)

P

(T2-SE-A2 design) - (Hull failure split vessel in two off Chatham, MA on Feb. 18, 1952. Total loss.)

• USS Ponaganset (AO-86)
  USS Ponaganset (AO-86)
  USS Ponaganset AO-86/AOG-86) was an Suamico-class fleet oiler, of the T2-SE-A2 tanker hull type, serving in the United States Navy during World War II...
  
  (T2-SE-A2 design)