page_title: List of Type T2 tankers
section_title: F
hierarchical_section_title: List of Type T2 tankers / F
caption_attribution_description: English: Crewmen of the U.S. Coast Guard YAKUTAT draw in a rubber liferaft with the last two survivors from the bow section of the broken tanker SS FORT MERCER. Twenty minutes later the broken hulk heaved into the air and turned keel upward to sink into the sea. Four of nine men stranded on the bow section were rescued by the YAKUTAT. The others disappeared in the sea - four while jumping during a rescue attempt under the canopy of evening darkness (February 18, 1952) when a line holding three liferafts parted, and one while transferring from the after end of the hulk to the forward section during the night when rescue attempts were abandoned until daylight."[1]
context_page_description: This is a list of names for the approximately 500 Type T2 tankers built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. Not included are the tankers of the Samoset/Chiwawa 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.
context_section_description: Fairfax – Built in 1943 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania for the United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To Compagnia Navigazione Cisterna, Genoa, Italy in 1947, renamed Americano. To Omnium Navigation Co, Monrovia, Liberia in 1959. Rebuilt as 15,052 GT bulk carrier, renamed Omnium Pioneer. To Victory Transport Inc, New York in 1961, renamed Hudson. Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1971.
  Fallen Timbers – Built in 1943 by Kaiser Company, Portland, Oregon for the United States War Shipping Administration, Portland. To Carl Olsens Tankrederi, Arendal, Norway in 1948, renamed Buccinum. To Fratelli d'Amico, Rome, Italy in 1951, renamed Massiminociro D. Scrapped at Trieste, Italy in 1965.
  Fisher's Hill – Built in 1943 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester for the United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia. To National Bulk Carriers, New York in 1948. To Sabine Transportation Company, Baltimore, Maryland in 1953, renamed Neches. Rebuilt in 1957, now 11,223 GT. To American Trading & Production Corporation, Baltimore in 1965, renamed American Trader. Rebuilt in 1967, now 15,052 GT. To American Trading Transportation Company, New York in 1972. Scrapped at Chittagong, India in 1985.
  Five Forks – Built in 1943 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester for the United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia. To National Bulk CarrierS Inc, Wilmington, Delaware in 1948. To Rockland Steamship Corporation, New York in 1956, renamed Mount Vernon. To Zeeland Transportation Ltd, Monrovia in 1957. Scrapped at Willebroek, Belgium in 1960.
  Forbes Road –  Built in 1944 by Kaiser Company, Portland for the United States War Shipping Administration, Portland. To Cleveland Petroleum Co, London, United Kingdom in 1947, renamed Cleveland. To Enrico Insom, Rome in 1953, renamed Enrico Insom. To Italian Navy in 1959, commissioned as Sterope (A5368). Scrapped at La Spezia, Italy in 1979.
  Fort Bridger – Built in 1944 by Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company, Mobile, Alabama for the United States War Shipping Administration, Mobile. To United States Petroleum Carriers Inc, New York in 1948. To Alexander S. Onassis Corporation, Monrovia in 1957 then Sunstone Marine Panama S.A., Monrovia in 1962. Renamed Archer in 1963. Scrapped at Kaohsiung in 1970.
  Fort Caspar – Built in 1945 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester for the United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia. To Atlantic Refining Co, Philadelphia in 1946, renamed Atlantic Explorer. To Tidewas Steamship Corporation, New York in 1958, renamed Wang Hunter. To Globe Waterways Corporation, New York in 1960, renamed Transnorthern. To Fox Shipping Inc, New York in 1962. Rebuilt as 14,192 GT bulk carrier, renamed Inger. To The Reynolds Metals Company, New York in 1978. To Sealift Bulkers Inc, New York in 1985. Scrapped at Alang, India in 1995.
  Fort Charlotte –  Built in 1945 by Kaiser Company, Portland for the United States War Shipping Administration, Portland. To National Bulk Carriers Inc, New York in 1948. To Hess Tankship Corporation, Wilmington in 1955, renamed Hess Trader. Rebuilt in 1961, now 13,908 GT. To Amherst Shipping Inc, Wilmington in 1977, renamed Trader then Aries later that year. Renamed Scorpio in 1980. Scrapped at Tuxpan, Mexico in 1986.
  Fort Cheswell – Built in 1945 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester for the United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia. To Stanhope Steamship Co, London in 1947, renamed Stanwell. To A/S Sjøfart, Lillesand, Norway in 1959, renamed Landbreeze. To Panargy Shipping Corporation, Monrovia in 1960, renamed Panargy I. To Maryland (International) Ltd, Monrovia in 1961, renamed Sirod in 1963. To Compagnia Naviera Capistrano S.A., Monrovia in 1963, renamed Capistrano. Scrapped at Kaohsiung in 1967.
  Fort Christina –  Built in 1945 by Kaiser Company, Portland for the United States War Shipping Administration, Portland. To Overseas Tankship Corporation, Panama in 1948 then Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd, London in 1950. Renamed Caltex Glasgow in 1951. S
caption: Crew from USCGC Yakutat pull in a life-raft carrying survivors from the bow section of "Fort Mercer", the photo was taken 20 minutes prior to its sinking
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