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Cimarron-class oiler (1939)

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523:, designed "to conform to the approved characteristics for naval auxiliaries in speed, radius and structural strength", anticipating their militarization in the event of war. "Tentative plans had been reached with the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey to build ten high-speed tankers with the government paying the cost of the larger engines needed for increased speed. By the first week in December , Standard Oil had solicited and received bids from a number of yards providing for the construction of a number of 16,300-ton (deadweight) capacity tankers. Bids were requested for two versions: a single-screw design of 13 knots and a twin-screw design of 18 knots. The price difference between the two would be used to establish the government's cost subsidy for greater speed. Plans and specifications for both designs were prepared for Standard Oil by naval architect E. L. Stewart. It seems certain that the design for the 18-knot tanker (Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey Design No. 652 NDF) evolved out of the bureau's ( 93: 32: 128: 1951: 1815:, while that of the Ashtabula sub-class was designed under SCB 706. This jumboization was done by cutting the ships in two with cutting torches, then the aft section was pulled away, and new mid-body moved in and welded to the bows and sterns. After many other cutting and welding modifications a new long ship was created; a helipad was also fitted forward on the five 1879:
who had flight status ("wings") were eligible to command aircraft carriers, but it was a prerequisite that the officer in question first have a "deep-draft" command; accordingly the Navy assigned these officers to oilers which had a similar draft.
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Three of the original twelve ships were commissioned directly into the Navy at launch in 1939; the remainder entered merchant service with Standard Oil of New Jersey and Keystone Tankships before being acquired under the
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and its ability to refuel the fleet at sea without returning to port was a major factor in its successful operations against the Japanese during the Second World War. As the largest and fastest of the Navy's oilers, the
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From 1964 through 1967, eight of the T3 type oilers were "jumboized" in order to increase their capacity to 180,000 barrels, which the Navy considered the amount necessary to support a
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of July 1940. A further eighteen were built for the Navy between 1943 and 1946, with five additional units, sometimes called the
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s and were given a limited capacity for ammunition and dry stores as well as a new midships superstructure and full
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class. This is further complicated by the fact that these ships were jumboized in the 1960s, together with
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and its jet air wing's fuel needs. The conversion of the Mispillion sub-class was designed under project
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There is some controversy about the MARAD Type T3-S2-A3 oilers being a class of their own, the
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Gray Steel and Black Oil: Fast Tankers and Replenishment at Sea in the U.S. Navy, 1912–1995
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Gray Steel and Black Oil: Fast Tankers and Replenishment at Sea in the U.S. Navy, 1912–1995
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s were the principal class employed in direct support of the task forces. Many of the
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Struck 11 October 1991, Sold for scrap and towed to Brownsville, TX, 11 October 2005.
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s. Adding to the confusion, some sources refer to the 18 war-construction repeat
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can be made by comparing the actual design and equipment of the two groups. The
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Struck 17 December 1991 or 18 December 1991, Sold for scrap 19 December 1991
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s have a fully enclosed well deck, no exterior deck walkways on the forward
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The T2, T2-A and T3-S2-A1 Type Maritime Commission Tankers 1939 – 1945
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UK and towed to Hartlepool UK, 2003. Scrapping complete, August 2010.
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s are quite different in appearance and UNREP equipment. The three
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The Ships and Aircraft of the United States Fleet, Eighth Edition
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wars as well, with the "jumbos" serving right up to the Persian
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which were first built in 1939 as "National Defense Tankers,"
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Geared turbines, twin screws, 13,500 shp (10,067 kW)
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Struck 21 September 1991, Sold for scrap 21 September 2005
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Struck 12 December 1992, Sold for scrap 18 September 1995
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class, built to the slightly larger Type T3-S2-A3 design.
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Struck 1 December 1976, Sold for scrap, 25 October 1992
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Struck 14 August 1973, Sold for scrap 10 December 1973
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Struck 14 August 1973, Sold for scrap 10 December 1973
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Struck 2 January 1992, Sold for scrap 25 October 1995
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Struck 15 February 1995, Sold for scrap December 2011
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Struck 19 December 1969, Sold for scrap 3 August 1970
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class continued to sustain this function through the
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Struck 15 April 1975, Sold for scrap 16 October 1975
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Struck 21 February 1992, Sold for scrap 1 July, 2010
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Struck 17 March 1970, Sold for scrap 2 November 1970
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Struck 15 December 1973, Sold for scrap 5 April 1974
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Struck 2 September 1969, Sold for scrap 24 July 1970
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Struck 1 December 1976, Sold for scrap 1 August 1983
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Struck 25 September 1970, Sold for scrap 14 May 1971
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Struck 18 December 1970, Sold for scrap 14 May 1971
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Scrapping complete, April 2010. 451:geared turbines, four boilers, twin screws 253:24,830 long tons (25,228 t) full load 2050: 1463:Struck 31 August 1992, Sold for scrap to 963:Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company 76:Learn how and when to remove this message 1956:This article incorporates text from the 795:Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company 633:Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company 39:This article includes a list of general 16:WW2-Era Fast Fleet Refueling Ship Design 1428:Struck 18 July 1994, Sold for scrap to 2403: 1541:class – sometimes with or without the 2024: 1970: 2411:Auxiliary replenishment ship classes 250:7,470 long tons (7,590 t) light 25: 899:Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. 831:Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. 467:180,000 barrels (29,000 m) of 435:34 ft 9 in (10.59 m) 13: 1657:Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. 999:Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation 863:Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation 673:Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation 601:Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. 279:32 ft 4 in (9.86 m) 45:it lacks sufficient corresponding 14: 2452: 517:United States Maritime Commission 1949: 1235: 649: 126: 91: 30: 1802: 1556:The argument for separation of 1537:, for some then comprising the 443:13,500 hp (10,100 kW) 315:146,000 barrels (23,200 m) 1931: 1895: 1831:were jumboized after the five 1: 1981:United States Naval Institute 1883: 1842: 1608:have none of these features. 1023:target ship, 15 October 2000 982:Sangamon-class escort carrier 914:Sangamon-class escort carrier 846:Sangamon-class escort carrier 814:Sangamon-class escort carrier 527:) design for a fleet oiler." 2421:Cimarron-class oilers (1939) 7: 1998:Wildenberg, Thomas (1996). 1902:Wildenberg, Thomas (1996). 299:(21 mph; 33 km/h) 10: 2457: 1944: 1568:as a separate class from 997: 18: 2380: 2329: 2274: 2233: 2061: 1847:The US Navy's mastery of 1655: 1239:Sunk on 20 November 1944 931:Newport News Shipbuilding 736:Newport News Shipbuilding 734: 671: 377: 371:4 × twin 20 mm gun mounts 368:4 × twin 40 mm gun mounts 359:1 × 5-inch/38-caliber gun 229: 206:35, later 4 converted to 105: 90: 2390:United States Navy oiler 1971:Fahey, James C. (1965). 1888: 553: 419:644 ft (196 m) 263:553 ft (169 m) 655:Battle of the Coral Sea 459:16 knots (30 km/h) 409:33,987 tons (full load) 378:General characteristics 230:General characteristics 60:more precise citations. 1849:underway replenishment 1003:Sparrow Point Shipyard 867:Sparrow Point Shipyard 677:Sparrow Point Shipyard 509:underway replenishment 427:75 ft (23 m) 364:3-inch/50-caliber guns 338:5-inch/38-caliber guns 271:75 ft (23 m) 1928:Whitley 1999, p. 269. 546:s were converted to 406:12,840 tons (light); 21:Cimarron-class oiler 1977:Annapolis, Maryland 1613: 560: 1611: 1044:21 September 1943 1016:30 September 1982 967:Kearny, New Jersey 880:18 September 1970 799:Kearny, New Jersey 770:29 September 1939 743:18 September 1940 708:18 September 1939 690:19 September 1970 681:14 September 1938 637:Kearny, New Jersey 558: 533:Two-Ocean Navy Act 134:United States Navy 2398: 2397: 2342: 2284: 2275:"Jumboized" group 2243: 2234:"Jumboized" group 1800: 1799: 1754:19 February 1946 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Cimarron-class oiler
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United States Navy
Kaweah class
Chicopee class
escort carriers
Oil tanker
knots
5-inch/38-caliber guns
40 mm
20 mm
3-inch/50-caliber guns
Ashtabula-class oiler
fuel oil
underway replenishment
oil tankers
United States Maritime Commission
T3-S2-A1
C&R
Two-Ocean Navy Act
escort carriers
Cimarron
Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.
Neosho
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company

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