USS Kennebec (AO-36)

History
United States
Name	USS Kennebec
Namesake	Kennebec River
Ordered	1 November 1939
Builder	Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard
Laid down	12 August 1940
Launched	19 April 1941
Acquired	13 January 1942
Commissioned	4 February 1942
Decommissioned	29 June 1970
Stricken	15 July 1976
Motto	Service God, Country, Fleet
Honors and awards	1 battle star (World War II) 7 campaign stars (Vietnam)
Fate	Scrapped, 1982
General characteristics
Class and type	Kennebec class oiler
Type	MARAD T2
Tonnage	15,910 DWT
Displacement	21,077 tons
Length	501 ft 8 in (152.91 m)
Beam	68 ft (21 m)
Draft	29 ft 8.5 in (9.055 m)
Depth	37 ft (11 m)
Installed power	12,000 shp (8,900 kW)
Propulsion	geared steam turbine single screw
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h)
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi)
Capacity	130,000 bbl (~18,000 t)
Complement	214–247
Armament	1 × 5"/38 caliber gun mounts 4 × 3-inch/50-caliber gun mounts 8 × 40 mm AA gun mounts 8 × 20 mm AA gun mounts 2 × depth charge projectors

USS Kennebec (AO-36) was originally the SS Corsicana, a Kennebec class T2 tanker that was built by Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard in Sparrows Point, Maryland. It was delivered to Socony-Vacuum Oil Company (later Mobil Oil) on 8 August 1941. It was purchased by the United States Navy on 13 January 1942 and renamed Kennebec.