Arrow-class oil tanker

	SS Standard Arrow, the first member of the Arrow class, sometime before her World War I service
Class overview
Name	Arrow class
Builders	New York Shipbuilding Corporation; Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation;
Operators	Standard Oil Company of New York; Standard Transportation Company; Socony-Vacuum Oil Company; United States Navy; United States Coast Guard; Naval Overseas Transportation Service; War Shipping Administration; Cantieri Navali del Golfo; Corrada Societa Di Navigazione; Brilliant Transportation Company; Radocean Tanker Corporation; Soc. Armadora Valenciana; Commander Trading Corporation; Marine Charters Incorporated;
Preceded by	Barques and clippers
Succeeded by	T2
Built	1916–1921
In service	1916–1959
Planned	14
Completed	12
Canceled	2
Lost	5
Scrapped	7
General characteristics
Type	Steam-powered oil tanker
Tonnage	Between 7,749 and 8,403 tons
Length	Between 467.6–468.3 ft (142.5–142.7 m)
Beam	62.7 ft (19.1 m)
Draft	26.0 ft (7.9 m)
Depth	72–89 ft (22–27 m)
Propulsion	One triple-screw propeller
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Capacity	Between 82,148–99,742 bbl (13,060.5–15,857.7 m3)

The Arrow class consisted of twelve steam-powered oil tankers constructed for the Standard Oil Company of New York (Socony) between 1916 and 1921. They were operated by various subsidiaries of Socony, various other companies, and the US government. They had a total of 43 years in service between 1917 and 1959. The tankers carried petroleum and other oil products in various capacities throughout their lifespans. While the tankers were all designed for service in East Asia, many would sail to places like the Middle East or the Gulf Coast prior to the United States' entry into World War II. Five ships of the class would be sunk by German U-boats during the war, and the remainder were scrapped by the end of 1959.