USS Cache

History
United States
NameUSS Cache
NamesakeCache River in Arkansas
BuilderSun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania
Launched7 September 1942
Acquired28 September 1942
Commissioned3 November 1942
Decommissioned14 January 1946
In service10 February 1948, as USNS Cache (T-AO-67)
Out of serviceMay 1972
Stricken31 March 1986
IdentificationIMO number8332825
Honors and
awards
8 battle stars (World War II)
FateTransferred to Maritime Administration for disposal, 2 February 1987
General characteristics
TypeSuamico-class fleet replenishment oiler
Displacement
  • 5,782 long tons (5,875 t) light
  • 21,880 long tons (22,231 t) full
Length523 ft 6 in (159.56 m)
Beam68 ft (21 m)
Draft30 ft (9.1 m)
PropulsionTurbo-electric, single screw, 8,000 hp (5,966 kW)
Speed15 knots (28 km/h)
Capacity140,000 barrels (22,000 m3) gasoline
Complement225
Armament

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.