USS Cimarron (AO-22)

USS Cimarron at Norfolk Navy Yard in 1942
History
United States
NameUSS Cimarron
NamesakeThe Cimarron River in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas and towns in Colorado, New Mexico, and Kansas. It is also said to be the namesake of the Cimarron (La Flecha) River of New Mexico.
BuilderSun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania
Laid down18 April 1938
Launched7 January 1939
Sponsored byMrs. Louise Harrington Leahy
Commissioned20 March 1939
Decommissioned1 October 1968
Stricken10 October 1968
Honors &
awards
FateSold for scrap, 1969
General characteristics
Class & typeCimarron-class fleet replenishment oiler
Displacement
  • 7,470 long tons (7,590 t) light
  • 24,830 long tons (25,228 t) full load
Length553 ft (169 m)
Beam75 ft (23 m)
Draft32 ft 4 in (9.86 m)
Propulsion
  • Twin screws, 30,400 shp (22,669 kW)
  • Steam (600psi), NSFO
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement304
Sensors &
processing systems		Naval Gunfire Support (NGFS)
Armament
Service record
Operations: World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War
Awards:
  • 10 battle stars (World War II)
  • 7 battle stars (Korea)
  • 4 campaign stars (Vietnam)

USS Cimarron (AO-22) was a Cimarron-class oiler serving with the United States Navy and the second ship to be named for the Cimarron River in the Southwestern United States.

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