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U.S.S. NEOSHO
(AO-48)Click to view crew list
AO-48 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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JUL | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 8 JUL 1941 at Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard MD | ||
DEC | 1941 | - | Launch Date: 23 DEC 1941 | ||
SEP | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 16 SEP 1942 | ||
DEC | 1945 | - | Decommissioned: 13 DEC 1945 |
AO-48 General Specifications
Class: Kennebec-class fleet replenishment oiler
Named for: Neosho River
Complement: 214 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 5958 tons
Length: 501 feet 5 inches
Beam: 68 feet
Flank Speed: 16 Knots
Final Disposition: Returned to the Maritime Commission 30 June 1946Sold 1947Scrapped February 1964