_1984.jpeg) USNS Waccamaw (T-AO-109) in 1984
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Waccamaw |
| Namesake | The Waccamaw River in South Carolina |
| Builder | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. |
| Laid down | 28 April 1945 |
| Launched | 30 March 1946 |
| Commissioned | 25 June 1946 |
| Decommissioned | 24 February 1975 |
| In service | 1975 |
| Out of service | 1989 |
| Reclassified | T-AO-109 (1975) |
| Stricken | 1991 |
| Identification | IMO number: 7737169 |
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| Fate | Transferred to the Military Sealift Command, 1975. Retired and assigned to the Maritime Administration Reserve Fleet, 1989. Sold for scrap and towed to Brownsville, TX, 11 October 2005. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cimarron-class fleet replenishment oiler |
| Type | T3-S2-A3 tanker hull |
| Displacement | 23,235 long tons (23,608 t) full load |
| Length | 553 ft (169 m) |
| Beam | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Draft | 32 ft 4 in (9.86 m) |
| Speed | 18.3 knots (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) |
| Capacity | 146,000 barrels (23,200 m3) |
| Complement | 304 |
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USS Waccamaw (AO-109) was a Cimarron-class replenishment oiler in the United States Navy. She was named after Waccamaw River. The original capacity was 146,000 barrels (23,200 m3).
Waccamaw was laid down on 28 April 1945 by the Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania; launched on 30 March 1946; sponsored by Miss Irene F. Long; and commissioned on 25 June 1946.[1]