Kaweah-class oiler

	USS Mattole
Class overview
Name	Kaweah class
Builders	William Cramp & Sons
Operators	United States Navy
Preceded by	Patoka class
Succeeded by	Cimarron class
Subclasses	Alameda class
Built	1918–1921
In commission	1919–1946
Planned	4
Completed	4
Retired	4
General characteristics
Type	Oil tanker
Displacement	4,410 long tons (4,481 t) light; 14,450 long tons (14,682 t) full load;
Length	446 ft (136 m)
Beam	58 ft (18 m) (waterline)
Draft	25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) (mean)
Depth	33 ft 3 in (10.13 m)
Installed power	2,800 shp (2,100 kW)
Propulsion	1 × triple-expansion steam engine; 1 × shaft;
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)
Capacity	1,000 tons
Complement	252
Armament	2 × single 5-inch/38-caliber guns; 2 × dual Bofors 40 mm guns; 2 × dual Oerlikon 20 mm cannons;

The Kaweah-class oiler was a class of oil tankers of United States Navy during the Second World War.

Class overview
USS Mattole
Name	Kaweah class
Builders	William Cramp & Sons
Operators	United States Navy
Preceded by	Patoka class
Succeeded by	Cimarron class
Subclasses	Alameda class
Built	1918–1921
In commission	1919–1946
Planned	4
Completed	4
Retired	4
General characteristics
Type	Oil tanker
Displacement	4,410 long tons (4,481 t) light 14,450 long tons (14,682 t) full load
Length	446 ft (136 m)
Beam	58 ft (18 m) (waterline)
Draft	25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) (mean)
Depth	33 ft 3 in (10.13 m)
Installed power	2,800 shp (2,100 kW)
Propulsion	1 × triple-expansion steam engine 1 × shaft
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)
Capacity	1,000 tons
Complement	252
Armament	2 × single 5-inch/38-caliber guns 2 × dual Bofors 40 mm guns 2 × dual Oerlikon 20 mm cannons