Neosho-class oiler (original) (raw)
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Class of American oilers
 USNS Truckee on 17 August 1990 |
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| Class overview | |
| Name | Neosho |
| Builders | Bethlehem Fore River New York Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Operators |  United States Navy |
| Preceded by | Suamico class |
| Succeeded by | Cimarron class |
| Built | 1952–1955 |
| In commission | 1954–1992 |
| Planned | 6 |
| Completed | 6 |
| Retired | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Oil tanker |
| Displacement | 11,600 long tons (11,786 t) light 38,000 long tons (38,610 t) full |
| Length | 655 ft (200 m) |
| Beam | 86 ft (26 m) |
| Draft | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 geared turbines 2 boilers 2 shafts 28,000 shp (20.9 MW) |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Capacity | 180,000 bbl (29,000 m3) |
| Complement | USS : 324 USNS : 106 Civilian mariners, 21 Navy |
| Armament | 2 × single [5"/38 caliber](/wiki/5%22/38%5Fcaliber%5Fgun "5"/38 caliber gun") dual purpose guns 6 × twin [3"/50 caliber](/wiki/3%22/50%5Fcaliber%5Fgun "3"/50 caliber gun") dual purpose guns |
| Aviation facilities | Hangar and helipad |
The _Neosho_-class oiler was a class of oilers of the United States Navy. They were in commission between 1954 and 1992.
_Neosho_-class oilers were built in the 1950s by two shipyards, Bethlehem's Fore River Shipyard and New York Shipbuilding Corporation. The lead ship, Neosho, entered service in 1954. Her sister ships were commissioned in the following years.
In the mid-1970s, the Military Sealift Command took over the vessels, and they were redesignated from USS to USNS. The Neosho and _Mispillion_-class oilers were replaced by the Henry J. Kaiser class, with its lead ship, USS Henry J. Kaiser, entering service in 1986.[1][2]
Neosho class
| Hull no. | Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO-143 / T-AO-143 | Neosho | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation | 2 September 1952 | 10 November 1953 | 24 September 1954 | 25 May 1978 |
| AO-144 / T-AO-144 | Mississinewa | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | 4 May 1953 | 2 June 1954 | 18 January 1955 | 15 November 1976 |
| AO-145 / T-AO-145 | Hassayampa | 13 July 1953 | 12 September 1954 | 15 April 1955 | 2 October 1991 | |
| AO-146 / T-AO-146 | Kawishiwi | 5 October 1953 | 11 December 1954 | 6 July 1955 | September 1992 | |
| AO-147 / T-AO-147 | Truckee | 21 December 1953 | 10 March 1955 | 18 November 1955 | 30 January 1980 | |
| AO-148 / T-AO-148 | Ponchatoula | 1 March 1954 | 9 July 1955 | 12 January 1956 | 5 September 1980 |
- ^ "Neosho Class Naval Fleet Oiler". Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "AO-143 Neosho". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-06-21.