USS Kennebec (AO-36)

USS Kennebec
History
United States
NameUSS Kennebec
NamesakeKennebec River
Ordered1 November 1939
BuilderBethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard
Laid down12 August 1940
Launched19 April 1941
Acquired13 January 1942
Commissioned4 February 1942
Decommissioned29 June 1970
Stricken15 July 1976
MottoService God, Country, Fleet
Honors and
awards
FateScrapped, 1982
General characteristics
Class and typeKennebec class oiler
TypeMARAD T2
Tonnage15,910 DWT
Displacement21,077 tons
Length501 ft 8 in (152.91 m)
Beam68 ft (21 m)
Draft29 ft 8.5 in (9.055 m)
Depth37 ft (11 m)
Installed power12,000 shp (8,900 kW)
Propulsion
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h)
Range8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi)
Capacity130,000 bbl (~18,000 t)
Complement214–247
Armament

USS Kennebec (AO-36) was originally the SS Corsicana, a Kennebec class T2 tanker that was built by Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard in Sparrows Point, Maryland. It was delivered to Socony-Vacuum Oil Company (later Mobil Oil) on 8 August 1941. It was purchased by the United States Navy on 13 January 1942 and renamed Kennebec.