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|Ship commissioned=4 February 1942 |
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| − | '''USS ''Kennebec'' (AO-36)''' was originally the '''SS ''Corsicana''''', a [[Kennebec class fleet replenishment oiler|''Kennebec'' class]] [[T2 tanker]] that was built by [[Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard]] in [[Sparrows Point]], |
+ | '''USS ''Kennebec'' (AO-36)''' was originally the '''SS ''Corsicana''''', a [[Kennebec class fleet replenishment oiler|''Kennebec'' class]] [[T2 tanker]] that was built by [[Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard]] in [[Sparrows Point]], Maryland. It was delivered to [[Socony-Vacuum Oil Company]] (later Mobil Oil) on 8 August 1941. It was purchased by the [[United States Navy]] on 13 January 1942 and renamed ''Kennebec''. |
==Service history== |
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The fleet oiler later had an eventful career, in so far as it was decommissioned four times and twice stricken from the [[Naval Vessel Register]]. ''Kennebec'' was decommissioned on 4 September 1950 at San Diego, California, and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet for only four months. It was already recommissioned on 11 January 1951, at Oakland, California, with Commander A.G. Beckman in command. On 25 September 1954 it was decommissioned, again at San Diego and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group. The next time it was recommissioned on 14 December 1956, Cdr. Naden F. Stimac commanding the ship, only to be decommissioned again on 31 October 1957. This time the ship was stricken from the Naval Register on 14 January 1959 and transferred to the Maritime Administration ([[MARAD]]) for laying up in the [[National Defense Reserve Fleet]]. However, ''Kennebec'' was reacquired by the U.S. Navy and recommissioned on 16 December 1961. It served the Pacific Fleet during the Vietnam War up to 1970. |
The fleet oiler later had an eventful career, in so far as it was decommissioned four times and twice stricken from the [[Naval Vessel Register]]. ''Kennebec'' was decommissioned on 4 September 1950 at San Diego, California, and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet for only four months. It was already recommissioned on 11 January 1951, at Oakland, California, with Commander A.G. Beckman in command. On 25 September 1954 it was decommissioned, again at San Diego and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group. The next time it was recommissioned on 14 December 1956, Cdr. Naden F. Stimac commanding the ship, only to be decommissioned again on 31 October 1957. This time the ship was stricken from the Naval Register on 14 January 1959 and transferred to the Maritime Administration ([[MARAD]]) for laying up in the [[National Defense Reserve Fleet]]. However, ''Kennebec'' was reacquired by the U.S. Navy and recommissioned on 16 December 1961. It served the Pacific Fleet during the Vietnam War up to 1970. |
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+ | The ship decommissioned for the last time on 29 June 1970 at the [[Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility]], Mare Island, Vallejo, California, and transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for laying up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet. ''Kennebec'' was again stricken from the Naval Register on 15 July 1976. On 6 April 1982 it was sold by MARAD to Levin Metals Corporation for $180,077.00, and subsequently scrapped. |
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Revision as of 06:04, 6 November 2019
For other ships of the same name, see USS Kennebec.
| USS Kennebec (AO-36) | |
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| Name: | USS Kennebec |
| Namesake: | Kennebec River |
| Ordered: | 1 November 1939 |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard |
| Laid down: | 12 August 1940 |
| Launched: | 19 April 1941 |
| Acquired: | 13 January 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 4 February 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 29 June 1970 |
| Struck: | 15 July 1976 |
| Motto: | Service God, Country, Fleet |
| Honors and awards: |
1 battle star (World War II) 7 campaign stars (Vietnam) |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1982 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Kennebec class oiler |
| Type: | MARAD T2 |
| Tonnage: | 15,910 DWT |
| Displacement: | 21,077 tons |
| Length: | 501 ft 8 in (152.91 m) |
| Beam: | 68 ft (21 m) |
| Draft: | 29 ft 8.5 in (9.055 m) |
| Depth: | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Installed power: | 12,000 shp (8,900 kW) |
| Propulsion: |
geared steam turbine single screw |
| Speed: | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h) |
| Range: | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) |
| Capacity: | 130,000 bbl (~18,000 t) |
| Complement: | 214–247 |
| Armament: |
1 × 5"/38 caliber gun mounts 4 × 3"/50 caliber gun mounts 8 × 40 mm AA gun mounts 8 × 20 mm AA gun mounts 2 × depth charge projectors |
USS Kennebec (AO-36) was originally the SS Corsicana, a Kennebec class T2 tanker that was built by Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard in Sparrows Point, Maryland. It was delivered to Socony-Vacuum Oil Company (later Mobil Oil) on 8 August 1941. It was purchased by the United States Navy on 13 January 1942 and renamed Kennebec.
Service history
The fleet oiler later had an eventful career, in so far as it was decommissioned four times and twice stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. Kennebec was decommissioned on 4 September 1950 at San Diego, California, and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet for only four months. It was already recommissioned on 11 January 1951, at Oakland, California, with Commander A.G. Beckman in command. On 25 September 1954 it was decommissioned, again at San Diego and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group. The next time it was recommissioned on 14 December 1956, Cdr. Naden F. Stimac commanding the ship, only to be decommissioned again on 31 October 1957. This time the ship was stricken from the Naval Register on 14 January 1959 and transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for laying up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet. However, Kennebec was reacquired by the U.S. Navy and recommissioned on 16 December 1961. It served the Pacific Fleet during the Vietnam War up to 1970.
The ship decommissioned for the last time on 29 June 1970 at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Mare Island, Vallejo, California, and transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for laying up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet. Kennebec was again stricken from the Naval Register on 15 July 1976. On 6 April 1982 it was sold by MARAD to Levin Metals Corporation for $180,077.00, and subsequently scrapped.
References
- T2 Tanker site
- Wildenberg, Thomas (1996). Gray Steel and Black Oil: Fast Tankers and Replenishment at Sea in the U.S. Navy, 1912-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/GSBO/index.html. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Kennebec at NavSource Naval History
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