USS Pawcatuck

Pawcatuck refueling USS Doyle (FFG-39) in 1990
History
United States
NameUSS Pawcatuck
NamesakeThe Pawcatuck River in Connecticut and Rhode Island
BuilderSun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Chester, Pennsylvania
Laid down22 March 1945
Launched19 February 1946
Commissioned10 May 1946
Decommissioned15 July 1975
In service1975
Out of service1991
ReclassifiedT-AO-108 after 15 July 1975 decommissioning (originally classified AO-108)
Stricken21 September 1991
IdentificationIMO number: 7737157
FateSold for scrapping 21 September 2005
General characteristics
Class & typeAshtabula-class oiler T3–S2–A3 type
TypeFleet replenishment oiler
Displacement
  • As built: 7,423 tons (light); 25,480 tons (full load)
  • After "jumboization": 12,840 tons (light); 33,987 tons (full load)
Length
  • As built: 553 ft (169 m)
  • After "jumboization": 644 ft (196 m)
Beam75 ft (23 m)
Draft
  • As built: 32 ft (9.8 m)
  • After "jumboization": 34 ft 9 in (10.59 m)
Installed power30,400 hp (22,700 kW)
Propulsiongeared turbines, four boilers, twin screws
Speed16 knots (30 km/h)
Capacity146,000 barrels (23,200 m3) of fuel oil
Complement304 (as USS Pawcatuck)
Crew108 civilians plus a U.S. Navy detachment (as USNS Pawcatuck)
Armament
Notes"Jumboization" involved the lengthening of Pawcatuck's hull and installation of additional cargo capacity during 1965–66.

USS Pawcatuck (AO-108) was a T3 Ashtabula class replenishment oiler tanker that served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1975, then transferred to the Military Sealift Command to continue in non-commissioned service with a civilian crew as United States Naval Ship USNS Pawcatuck (T-AO-108). She was the only United States Navy ship to bear the name Pawcatuck.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.