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U.S.S. KANKAKEE
(AO-39)SHE MAY BE OLD
BUT SHE STILL PUTS OUT
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AO-39 Deployments - Major Events
Add a AO-39 Shellback Initiation | Add a AO-39 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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JAN | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 24 JAN 1942 | ||
MAY | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 4 MAY 1942 | ||
OCT | 1954 | - | APR | 1955 | Mediterranean |
NOV | 1957 | - | Decommissioned: 4 NOV 1957 | ||
JAN | 1961 | - | JAN | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
MAR | 1961 | - | MAY | 1961 | Grenada |
JUL | 1962 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 JUL 1962 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
JUL | 1962 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 JUL 1962 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
OCT | 1962 | - | DEC | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
JUL | 1963 | - | JUL | 1963 | Dependents Cruise |
JAN | 1964 | - | JAN | 1967 | Middle Pacific |
JUL | 1964 | - | DEC | 1964 | Mediterranean |
JAN | 1965 | - | OCT | 1967 | North Atlantic |
AO-39 General Specifications
Class: Kennebec-class fleet replenishment oiler
Named for: Kankakee River
Complement: 261 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 6013 tons
Length: 501 feet 5 inches
Beam: 68 feet
Flank Speed: 17 knots
Final Disposition: Sold 1 April 1976