USS Kanawha (AO-1)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Kanawha.
USS Kanawha (AO–1) was the lead ship of her class of replenishment oilers of the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1915 and sunk on 8 April 1943 by Japanese aircraft off Tulagi, Solomon Islands.
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USS Kanawha (AO-1) | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Kanawha |
Namesake | Kanawha River in West Virginia |
Laid down | 8 December 1913 |
Launched | 11 July 1914 |
Commissioned |
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Decommissioned | 18 December 1929 |
Stricken | 19 May 1943 |
Honors and awards | World War I Victory Medal (with Transport clasp) - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp)/American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal |
Fate | Sunk on 8 April 1943 by Japanese aircraft off Tulagi, Solomon Islands |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Kanawha-class fleet replenishment oiler |
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Length | 475 ft 7 in (144.96 m) |
Beam | 56 ft 3 in (17.15 m) |
Draft | 26 ft 8 in (8.13 m) |
Speed | 14 knots |
Complement | 317 officers and enlisted |
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