USS Willamette (AO-180)

Willamette with USS Duncan before the jumboization, 1987
History
United States
NameUSS Willamette
NamesakeWillamette River
BuilderAvondale Shipyards
Laid down4 August 1980
Launched18 July 1981
Commissioned18 December 1982
Decommissioned30 April 1999
Stricken30 April 1999
IdentificationIMO number7816563
FateScrapped 20 January 2014
General characteristics
Class and typeCimarron-class fleet replenishment oiler
Displacement36,977 tons full load
Length700 ft (210 m)
Beam88 ft (27 m)
Draft32 ft (9.8 m)
PropulsionSteam turbine
Speed20 kn (37 km/h)
Complement12 officers, 148 enlisted
Armament

USS Willamette (AO-180) was the fourth ship in the Cimarron class of fleet replenishment oilers for the United States Navy in service from 1981 to 1999.