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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Cacapon |
| Namesake | Cacapon River in West Virginia |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard, Sparrows Point, Maryland |
| Launched | 12 June 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. A. V. Doherty |
| Acquired | 21 September 1943 |
| Commissioned | 21 September 1943 |
| Decommissioned | August 1973 |
| Stricken | August 1973 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cimarron-class oiler |
| Type | T3-S2-A3 tanker hull |
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| Length | 553 ft (169 m) |
| Beam | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Draft | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Propulsion | Geared turbines, twin screws, 30,400 shp (22,669 kW) |
| Speed | 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h) |
| Capacity | 146,000 barrels |
| Complement | 314 |
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| Service record | |
| Operations: | World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War |
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USS Cacapon (AO-52) was a T3 Cimarron-class fleet oiler acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served her country primarily in the Pacific Ocean Theater of Operations, and provided petroleum products where needed to combat ships. For performing this dangerous task, she was awarded battle stars and citations during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
Cacapon was launched 12 June 1943 at Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard, Sparrows Point, Maryland, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. A. V. Doherty; acquired by the Navy 21 September 1943; and commissioned the same day. The name is derived from a Shawnee word meaning "medicine waters".[1] Cacapon River and Cacapon Mountain are in West Virginia.
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. pp. 146–147.