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USS Allagash
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USS Allagash (AO-97) was an Cimarron-class oiler constructed for the U.S. Navy for use in World War II. She had the dangerous task of supplying fuel and ammunition to ships in and near combat area.
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Name | USS Allagash |
Ordered | as T3-S2-A1 tanker hull; MC hull 2559 |
Laid down | 26 October 1944, |
Launched | 14 April 1945 |
Commissioned | 21 August 1945 |
Decommissioned | 21 December 1970 |
Stricken | 1 June 1973 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 22 March 1976 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Cimarron-class oiler |
Displacement | 7,236 t.(lt) 25,400 t.(fl) |
Length | 553 ft (169 m) |
Beam | 75 ft (23 m) |
Draft | 32 ft 4 in (9.86 m) |
Propulsion | geared turbines, twin screws, 30,400 hp (22,700 kW) |
Speed | 18.3 knots (33.9 km/h) |
Capacity | 146,000 barrels |
Complement | 304 |
Armament | one single 5 in (130 mm)/38 dual-purpose gun mount; four single 3 in (76 mm)/50 dual-purpose gun mounts; four twin 40 mm AA gun mounts; four twin 20 mm AA gun mounts |
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Allagash was laid down on 26 October 1944 at Sparrows Point, Maryland, by the Bethlehem Steel Co. under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2559); launched on 14 April 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Reuben D. Vining; acquired by the Navy on a loan-charter basis on 21 August 1945; and commissioned that same day.