USS Ashtabula AO-51, Cimarron-class, Fleet Oiler, Photo

Code Number:: MYNV17P06_19
Title:: USS Ashtabula AO-51, Cimarron-class, Fleet Oiler, United States Navy; Namesake: The Ashtabula River in Ohio
Ordered: as T3-S2-A1 tanker hull; MC hull 717
Launched: 22 May 1943
Acquired: 7 August 1943
Commissioned: 7 August 1943
Decommissioned: 30 September 1982
Struck: 6 September 1991
Honors and awards: Eight battle stars for World War II service, Four battle stars for Korean War service, Eight campaign stars for Vietnam War service
Fate: disposed of as target 15 October 2000
Displacement: 7,470 t.(lt) 25,450 t.(fl)
Length: 169 meters (553 feet)
Beam: 23 meters (75 feet)
Draft: 9.86 meters (32 feet 4 inches)
Propulsion: 4x Foster-Wheeler boilers, steam turbines, twin screws. 13,500 shp
Speed: 18 knots
Complement: 19 Officers, 284 Enlisted
Armament: four single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts; four single 40mm AA gun mounts; four twin 40mm AA gun mounts; eight single 20mm AA gun mounts
Keywords:: Navy, Military, Armament, Killingry, Weaponry, warfare, Naval, Weapon, Maritime, History, Archives, Historic, Armed Force
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