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T2 TANKER
MODEL
The T2 tanker was a
class of oil tanker constructed and produced in the
United States during World War II. Some 533 T-2
tankers were built between 1940 and the end of 1945.
They were used to transport diesel, gasoline and
sometimes black crude oil.
The T2 tanker design
was first adapted from SS Mobilfuel and SS Mobilube,
built for the Socony-Vacuum Company (later to become
Mobile Oil). Steam turbines driving a single
propeller at 12,000 horsepower delivered a top speed
of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). The ships were 501
feet six inches long overall, with a beam of 68
feet. T2 tankers displaced about 21,100 tons and
have a
deadweight tonnage of 15,850 tons.
Although dry cargo freighters like the
Liberty and Victory ships are probably the
best-known emergency vessels of World War II, oil
tankers played an important role in the Allied
victory. But unlike the Victory or Liberty ships, no
T2 tankers have survived to become museum ships,
and only one remains afloat in the National Defense
Reserve Fleet in Beaumont, Texas.
We build this
primarily wood T2 tanker model three sizes below.
31"long
(1/200 scale) $2,990
Shipping and insurance in
the
contiguous USA included. Other
countries $250 flat rate. This model will be completed
in April 2023. The photos above show 80% complete.
36"long
(1/165 scale)
$3,750
Shipping and insurance in
the
contiguous USA included. Other
countries $350 flat rate.
42" long (1/144 scale) $4,900 Shipping and insurance in
the
contiguous USA included. Other
countries $400 flat rate.
This model depict the
SS Bunker Hill as it was the most famous T2 tanker.
On May 6, 1943 Igor Sikorsky’s XR4 helicopter,
piloted by Frank Gregory, landed onto the deck of
the Bunker Hill. Sikorsky’s XR4 was the first
helicopter in history to land on a moving ship,
performing a number of rescues and emergency
deliveries under field conditions in the last year
of WWII.
Our T2 tanker model is
much more accurate than those of other makers.
Compare side by side and you will see a vast
difference. Not only accuracy, craftsmanship is much higher. Easiest to notice is the
railings and the boats.
Learn more about the
T2 tanker here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T2_tanker
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