USS Clifton (IX-184)

Dilworth in 1938
History
United States
Name
  • SS Dilworth (1919–1945)
  • USS Clifton (1945–1946)
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Company, Alameda, California
Yard number5261A
Launched30 June 1919
Acquired31 May 1945
Commissioned2 June 1945
Decommissioned21 February 1946
FateSold for scrapping, 1947
General characteristics [1]
TypeDesign 1047 tanker
Displacement
Length
  • 453 ft (138 m) o/a
  • 435 ft (133 m) w/l
Beam56 ft (17 m)
Draft27 ft 4 in (8.33 m) full load
Propulsion1 × 2,800 hp (2,088 kW) vertical triple expansion steam engine, 1 screw
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)
Complement70
Armament

USS Clifton (IX-184) was a storage tanker that served in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946 as an unclassified miscellaneous vessel.

  1. ^ Roberts, Stephen S. (2010). "IX-131 class tankers". U. S. Navy Auxiliary Vessels 1917–1945. Retrieved 17 December 2012.