USS Clifton (IX-184)

Dilworth in 1938
History
United States
Name
  • SS Dilworth (1919–1945)
  • USS Clifton (1945–1946)
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Company, Alameda, California
Yard number5261A
Launched30 June 1919
Acquired31 May 1945
Commissioned2 June 1945
Decommissioned21 February 1946
FateSold for scrapping, 1947
General characteristics
TypeDesign 1047 tanker
Displacement
Length
  • 453 ft (138 m) o/a
  • 435 ft (133 m) w/l
Beam56 ft (17 m)
Draft27 ft 4 in (8.33 m) full load
Propulsion1 × 2,800 hp (2,088 kW) vertical triple expansion steam engine, 1 screw
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)
Complement70
Armament

USS Clifton (IX-184) was a storage tanker that served in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946 as an unclassified miscellaneous vessel.

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