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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Brazos |
| Namesake | Brazos River |
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
| Cost | $2,421,160.73 (hull & machinery)[1] |
| Launched | 1 May 1919 |
| Commissioned | 1 October 1919 |
| Decommissioned | 8 February 1946 |
| Honors and awards | 1 battle star (World War II) |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Kanawha-class fleet replenishment oiler |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 475 ft 1 in (144.81 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 2 in (17.12 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft 8 in (8.13 m) |
| Speed | 14.3 knots (26.5 km/h; 16.5 mph) |
| Complement | 136 |
| Armament |
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USS Brazos (AO-4) was an Kanawha-class fleet oiler built during World War I for service in the United States Navy, and named for the Brazos River, the longest river in the State of Texas.
Brazos was laid down at the Boston Navy Yard; launched 1 May 1919; sponsored by Miss Catherine Rush; and commissioned 1 October 1919.
- ^ "Table 21 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 762. 1921.