USS Kennebec (AO-36)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| 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 |
| Stricken | 15 July 1976 |
| Motto | Service God, Country, Fleet |
| Honors & awards |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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.