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- Code Number:
- MYNV17P04_12
- Title:
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USS Cimarron (AO-22), Fleet Oil Ship, Replenishment Oiler, tanker, USN, July 1972, 1970s
- Namesake: The Cimarron River in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Kansas
Builder: Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania Laid down: 18/04/1938 Launched: 7/01/1939lklklkjjkl Sponsored by: Mrs. Louise Harrington Leahy Commissioned: 20/03/1939 Decommissioned: October 1968 Struck: October 1968 Fate: Sold for scrap, 1969 Class & type: Cimarron class fleet replenishment oiler Displacement: 7,470 long tons (7,590 tons) light 24,830 long tons (25,228 tons) full load Length: 169 meters (553 feet) Beam: 23 meters (75 feet) Draft: 9.86 meters (32 feet 4 inches) Propulsion: Twin screws, 30,400 shp (22,669 kW) Steam (600psi), NSFO Speed: 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h) Complement: 304 Sensors and processing systems: Naval Gunfire Support (NGFS) Armament: 4 130 mm (5 inches)/38 cal. guns 4 40 mm Anti-aircraft guns 4 20 mm Anti-aircraft guns During Korean War reduced to: 3 5 in./38 mounts 3 in. mounts replaced 20 & 40 mm Commanders: Lieutenant Commander William W. Behrens, Jr. Operations: World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War Honors and awards: 10 battle stars for World War II service 7 battle stars for Korean War service 4 campaign stars for Vietnam War service 10 battle stars (World War II) 7 battle stars (Korea) 4 campaign stars (Vietnam)
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