Stag-class distilling ship

	USS Stag (AW-1) c. mid-1944, probably upon completion of conversion to a water distilling ship.
Class overview
Name	Stag class
Builders	Delta Shipbuilding Company, New Orleans, Louisiana
Operators	United States Navy
Preceded by	Armadillo-class tanker
Completed	2
Retired	2
Scrapped	2
General characteristics
Type	Distilling ship
Displacement	3,745 long tons (3,805 t) light; 14,350 long tons (14,580 t) full;
Length	441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam	56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft	28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
Installed power	2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion	2 × oil-fired boilers; 1 × triple-expansion steam engine; 1 × screw;
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	171 officers and enlisted
Armament	1 × 5"/38 caliber gun; 1 × 3"/50 caliber gun;

NameStag class

BuildersDelta Shipbuilding Company, New Orleans, Louisiana

Operators

United States Navy

Preceded byArmadillo-class tanker

The Stag-class distilling ship was a class of two US Navy distilling ships that saw service in World War II. These ships were typically stationed at forward bases during conflict where they supported on-the-ground troops and front line naval units, converting salt water into fresh water.^[1]

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v t e Liberty ships
Lists	A B C D E F G H I Ja-Je J. F-J. W K L M N O P R S–Samtyne Samuel–Sy T U–V W–William G William H–Wy Z
Subtypes	Acubens-class general stores issue ship Armadillo class tanker Stag-class distilling ship Crater-class cargo ship Guardian-class radar picket ship List of Subtypes
Survivors	SS John W. Brown SS Jeremiah O'Brien SS Arthur M. Huddell SS Albert M. Boe
Other	Liberty Fleet Day Port Chicago disaster Project Liberty Ship
See also	Park ship (Canadian equivalent) Fort ship (British equivalent) Ocean ship (Anglo-American predecessor) Victory ship (American follow-on) Empire ship (British ships owned by the Ministry of War Transport)
Category List

v t e World War II Maritime Commission ship designs
Cargo designs	Type C1 Type C2 Type C3 Type C4 Type C5 (Type C6) (Type C7) (Type C8) (Type C9) Type N3
Emergency cargo	Liberty ship ("EC2-S-C1") Victory ship ("VC2-S-AP1")
Tanker	T1 tanker T2 tanker T3 tanker Liberty ship ("Z-ET1-S-C3")
Special-purpose	Type S2 ("Tacoma-class frigate") Type S3-S2-BP ("Landing Ship, Tank") Type S3-S2-BP1 ("Neptune-class cable layer") Type S4-S2-BB3 ("Casablanca-class escort carrier") Type S4-SE2-BD1 ("Gilliam-class attack transport") Type S4-SE2-BE1 ("Artemis-class attack cargo ship") "Crane vessel-Derrick Barge"
Miscellaneous-cargo	Type L6 ("Lakers") Type N ("Coastal Cargo") Type P1 ("Passenger") Type P2 ("Passenger") Type R ("Refrigerated") Type B ("Barge")
Tugs	Type V ("Tugs")
See also:- Empire ship, Fort ship, Park ship, Ocean ship.

Stag-class distilling ship

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Class overview

USS Stag (AW-1) c. mid-1944, probably upon completion of conversion to a water distilling ship.


Name	Stag class
Builders	Delta Shipbuilding Company, New Orleans, Louisiana
Operators	United States Navy
Preceded by	Armadillo-class tanker
Completed	2
Retired	2
Scrapped	2


General characteristics
Type	Distilling ship
Displacement	3,745 long tons (3,805 t) light 14,350 long tons (14,580 t) full
Length	441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam	56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft	28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
Installed power	2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion	2 × oil-fired boilers 1 × triple-expansion steam engine 1 × screw
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	171 officers and enlisted
Armament	1 × 5"/38 caliber gun 1 × 3"/50 caliber gun