USS Chicopee (AO-34)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Chicopee.

USS Chicopee (AO-34) underway in the Mediterranean Sea en route to Casablanca, Morocco, 2 June 1944
Chicopee (AO-34) underway in the Mediterranean en route to Casablanca, Morocco, 2 June 1944
History
United States
NameSS Esso Trenton
NamesakeTrenton, New Jersey
Builder
Laid down14 May 1941
Launched6 September 1941
Sponsored byMrs. N. L. Lank
Acquired3 January 1942
RenamedUSS Chicopee (AO-34)
NamesakeChicopee River, Massachusetts
Commissioned9 February 1942
Decommissioned14 February 1946
Stricken1 July 1946
IdentificationIMO number: 7714351
Honors and
awards		4 battle stars, World War II
FateReturned to Standard Oil Company of New Jersey; converted to container ship, 1963
General characteristics
Class and typeChicopee-class oiler
Displacement
  • 5,375 t (light)
  • 22,430 t (full)[1]
Length520 ft (160 m)
Beam68 ft (21 m)
Draft30 ft 10 in (9.40 m)
Propulsion
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h)
Capacity131,600 barrels (~17,950 t)
Complement279
Armament

USS Chicopee (AO-34) was the lead ship of her class of oilers for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second U.S. Navy ship named for the Chicopee River located in Massachusetts.

  1. ^ a b Priolo, Gary P. (16 November 2007). "AO-34 Chicopee". NavSource Online. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 7 January 2008.