| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Cache |
| Namesake | Cache River in Arkansas |
| Builder | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Launched | 7 September 1942 |
| Acquired | 28 September 1942 |
| Commissioned | 3 November 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 14 January 1946 |
| In service | 10 February 1948, as USNS Cache (T-AO-67) |
| Out of service | May 1972 |
| Stricken | 31 March 1986 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8332825 |
| Honors and awards | 8 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Transferred to Maritime Administration for disposal, 2 February 1987 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Suamico-class fleet replenishment oiler |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 523 ft 6 in (159.56 m) |
| Beam | 68 ft (21 m) |
| Draft | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Turbo-electric, single screw, 8,000 hp (5,966 kW) |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Capacity | 140,000 barrels (22,000 m3) gasoline |
| Complement | 225 |
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USS Cache (AO-67) was a Type T2-SE-A1 Suamico-class fleet oiler of the United States Navy.
The ship was built at the Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. in Chester, Pennsylvania as the SS Stillwater (hull number 247), under a Maritime Commission contract (USMC number 322). Launched on 7 September 1942, sponsored by Mrs. J. Cook; the ship was acquired by the Navy on 28 September 1942. After conversion at the Maryland Drydock Company, Baltimore, Maryland, she was commissioned on 3 November 1942 and reported to the Atlantic Fleet.