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Above the USS
Mispillion AO-105 at sea and on the right as we
prepare to refuel the USS Waldron in 1967. W have lots
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Cimmeron Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down, 14 February 1945, as a Maritime
Commission type (T3-S2-A3) tanker hull, under Maritime
Commission contract, (MC hull 2701), at Sun Shipbuilding
and Drydock, Chester, PA.
Launched, 10 August 1945
Commissioned USS Mispillion (AO-105),
29 December 1945
Placed in commission in reserve for "Jumboization",
16 April 1965, at Toledo, OH., completed at Boston, MA.,
and placed in full commission, 6 September 1966
Decommissioned, 26 July 1974
Placed in service with the Military
Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Mispillion (T-AO-105)
in 1975
Placed out of service circa 1994
Struck from the Naval Register, 15
February 1995
Title transferred to MARAD for lay up in
the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia,
CA.
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Cimmeron Specifications:
Displacement 7,236 t.(lt) 25,440 t.(fl)
Length 553'
Beam 75'
Draft 32'
Speed 18 kts.
Complement 314
Armament one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun
mount, four single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts, four
twin 40mm gun mounts, four twin 20mm gun mounts
Cargo Capacity 146,000 barrels
Propulsion geared turbines, twin screws,
30,400hp
"Jumboization" Specifications:
Displacement 12,840 t.(lt) 33,987 t.(fl)
Length 644"
Draft 34' 9"
thanks to
http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/19105.htm
for the info above
SHIP HISTORY
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Keel was laid on Feb
14,1945
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Launched on Aug
10,1945
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Commissioned on Dec
29,1945
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Decommissioned on July
26,1974
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Stricken from the
records and put up for disposal by the Navy on Feb
15,1995
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She is at anchor at
the MARAD facility at Suisan Bay, Benicia, California
Ship history: (from 72
cruisebook) courtesy of Steve Dengler.
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