History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Enoree |
Namesake | The Enoree River in South Carolina |
Ordered | as T3-S-A1 tanker hull; MC hull 517 |
Builder | Bethlehem Steel Company, Sparrows Point, Maryland. |
Laid down | as SS Sachem |
Launched | 29 August 1942 |
Acquired | 23 January 1943 |
Commissioned |
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Decommissioned | 27 March 1947 |
Recommissioned | 18 October 1950 |
Decommissioned | 10 December 1954 |
Recommissioned | 10 December 1956 |
Decommissioned | 22 October 1957 |
Stricken | 1 February 1959 |
Identification | Call Sign: Nan Zebra King Charley |
Honors and awards | Five battle stars for World War II |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 27 April 1976 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Chiwawa-class oiler |
Type | MARAD T3-S-A1 |
Tonnage | 16,543 DWT |
Displacement | 21,077 tons |
Length | 501 ft 7.75 in (152.9017 m) |
Beam | 68 ft (21 m) |
Draft | 29 ft 10.5 in (9.106 m) |
Depth | 37 ft (11 m) |
Installed power | 7,000 shp (5,200 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 15.3 knots (28.3 km/h) |
Range | 14,500 nmi (26,900 km; 16,700 mi) |
Capacity | 133,800 bbl (~18,250 t) |
Complement | 13 officers 200 enlisted |
Armament |
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USS Enoree (AO-69) was a Chiwawa-class oiler constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only U.S. Navy ship named for the Enoree River in South Carolina.