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were recommissioned during the Second World War meanwhile the other ships remained in service ever since commissioning.
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were sunk in battles in the
Pacific against the Japanese while the other three served until the end of the war.
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was transferred on a lend lease to the
Nationalist Army in China in which she was renamed ROCS
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subclass was an improved version of the first two ships of the
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655:"Kanawha class Oilers - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net"
480:Transferred to the Republic of China and renamed
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318:Six oilers were ordered for construction by the
868:List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy
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212:14,800 long tons (15,037 t) full load
889:Kanawha-class fleet replenishment oilers
683:"NavSource Auxiliary Ship Photo Archive"
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222:475 ft 7 in (144.96 m)
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209:5,723 long tons (5,815 t) light
230:56 ft 3 in (17.15 m)
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16:Class of United States Navy oilers
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738:-class fleet replenishment oilers
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250:(26 km/h; 16 mph)
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258:317 officers and enlisted
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189:General characteristics
817:Republic of China Navy
628:Sunk by aircraft from
514:Mare Island Navy Yard
308:Republic of China Navy
306:and later sold to the
282:Oerlikon 20 mm cannons
270:5-inch/38-caliber guns
101:Republic of China Navy
431:Mare Island Navy Yard
599:on 23 January 1942
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380:Hull number
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296:-class oiler
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204:Displacement
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555:1 May 1919
465:NNE / NEQL
427:NND / NEQD
314:Development
300:oil tankers
109:Preceded by
692:6 December
664:6 December
482:ROCS
392:Laid down
369:(AO-509).
255:Complement
198:Oil tanker
130:Subclasses
852:USS
659:uboat.net
641:Citations
446:Sunk off
395:Launched
389:Builders
386:Callsign
280:2 × twin
274:2 × twin
165:Completed
152:1915–1946
144:1913–1921
74:Operators
883:Category
854:Arethusa
593:Sunk by
322:and the
263:Armament
55:Builders
763:Kanawha
736:Kanawha
422:Kanawha
410:Kanawha
351:Kanawha
347:class.
345:Kanawha
328:Kanawha
294:Kanawha
181:Retired
157:Planned
48:Kanawha
32:Kanawha
831:Maumee
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791:Neches
784:Brazos
777:Cuyama
770:Maumee
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574:Neches
539:Brazos
506:Cuyama
494:Cuyama
460:Maumee
363:Maumee
355:Neches
341:Cuyama
333:Maumee
219:Length
134:Cuyama
122:Patoka
98:
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798:Pecos
631:Sōryū
614:NIFQ
609:Pecos
604:AO-6
579:NIFP
569:AO-5
544:NIFK
534:AO-4
511:NERP
501:AO-3
417:AO-1
404:Fate
383:Name
359:Pecos
248:knots
243:Speed
235:Draft
141:Built
136:class
124:class
50:class
846:None
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826:Omei
694:2021
666:2021
596:I-72
484:Omei
367:Omei
357:and
339:The
330:and
291:The
268:2 ×
227:Beam
194:Type
173:Lost
112:None
44:Name
30:USS
302:of
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