USS Big Horn (AO-45)

USS Big Horn
History
United States
NameUSS Big Horn
NamesakeBighorn River
Launched2 May 1936
Acquired31 March 1942
Commissioned15 April 1942 as AO-45,

17 January 1944 as WAO-124,

1 February 1945 as IX-207
Decommissioned6 May 1946
Stricken3 July 1946
Fate
  • Sold for disposal,
  • 22 November 1946
General characteristics
Tonnage7,096 GRT
Length441 ft 8 in (134.62 m)
Beam64 ft (20 m)
PropulsionSingle screw
Speed13 knots (24 km/h)
Complement13 officers and 157 men
Sensors and
processing systems
One Model JK-9 listening equipment
Armament

USS Big Horn (AO-45/WAO-124/IX-207) was a Q-ship of the United States Navy named for the Bighorn River of Wyoming and Montana.