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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Ordered | as T3-S2-A1 tanker hull, MC hull 727 |
| Launched | 31 May 1944 |
| Commissioned | 19 July 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 3 July 1950 |
| Recommissioned | 29 December 1950 |
| Decommissioned | July 1974 |
| Stricken | 1 July 1974 |
| Homeport | Newport RI |
| Fate | Scrapped 22 January 1975 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cimarron-class fleet oiler |
| Displacement | 7,236 t.(lt) 25,440 t.(fl) |
| Length | 553 ft (169 m) |
| Beam | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Draught | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Propulsion | geared turbines, twin screws, 30,400hp |
| Speed | 18 kts |
| Capacity | 146,000 barrels |
| Complement | 314 |
| Armament | one single 5 in (130 mm) dual-purpose gun mount; four single 3 in (76 mm) dual-purpose gun mounts; four twin 40 mm AA gun mounts; four twin 20 mm AA gun mounts |
USS Severn (AO-61) was a Cimarron-class fleet oiler. She was constructed for the U.S. Navy during World War II and her assignment was to provide liquids, such as fuel or water, to ships in the forward battle areas. She survived this dangerous task and returned home post-war with two battle stars to her credit.
The fourth Navy ship to be named Severn, she was laid down under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 727) on 24 November 1943 by the Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc., Sparrows Point, Maryland; launched on 31 May 1944;delivered and commissioned on 19 July 1944.