| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Octorara |
| Namesake | A creek in Pennsylvania named for an Indian word meaning running water. |
| Builder | Southern shipbuilding Co., San Pedro, California |
| Launched | 10 September 1921 |
| Christened | as La Purisima |
| Acquired | 11 September 1944 |
| Commissioned | 11 September 1944 at Oakland, California |
| Decommissioned | 8 April 1946 |
| Stricken | 1947 (est.) |
| Fate | Sold 28 February 1947 and scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 11,579 tons |
| Length | 407.4 ft (124.2 m) |
| Beam | 51 ft (16 m) |
| Draft | 25.5 ft (7.8 m) |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 88 |
| Armament | 2 × 3 in (76 mm) gun mounts |
USS Octorara (IX-139) was a tanker originally loaned to the Soviet Union during World War II and then returned to the United States in 1944. She was then commissioned by the U.S. Navy and served as a tanker for the remainder of the war.