USS Big Horn (AO-45)

History
United States
Name	USS Big Horn
Namesake	Bighorn River
Launched	2 May 1936
Acquired	31 March 1942
Commissioned	15 April 1942 as AO-45, 17 January 1944 as WAO-124, 1 February 1945 as IX-207
Decommissioned	6 May 1946
Stricken	3 July 1946
Fate	Sold for disposal,; 22 November 1946;
General characteristics
Tonnage	7,096 GRT
Length	441 ft 8 in (134.62 m)
Beam	64 ft (20 m)
Propulsion	Single screw
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h)
Complement	13 officers and 157 men
Sensors &; processing systems	One Model JK-9 listening equipment
Armament	Five 4 in (100 mm) /50 guns,; two 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns,; five Thompson submachine guns,; five sawn-off shotguns;

USS Big Horn (AO-45/WAO-124/IX-207) was a Q-ship of the United States Navy named for the Bighorn River of Wyoming and Montana.

History

United States
Name	USS Big Horn
Namesake	Bighorn River
Launched	2 May 1936
Acquired	31 March 1942
Commissioned	15 April 1942 as AO-45, 17 January 1944 as WAO-124, 1 February 1945 as IX-207
Decommissioned	6 May 1946
Stricken	3 July 1946
Fate	Sold for disposal, 22 November 1946
General characteristics
Tonnage	7,096 GRT
Length	441 ft 8 in (134.62 m)
Beam	64 ft (20 m)
Propulsion	Single screw
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h)
Complement	13 officers and 157 men
Sensors & processing systems	One Model JK-9 listening equipment
Armament	Five 4 in (100 mm) /50 guns, two 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns, five Thompson submachine guns, five sawn-off shotguns