USS Maumee (AO-2)

History
United States
NameUSS Maumee (AO-2)
NamesakeMaumee River
BuilderMare Island Naval Shipyard
Laid down23 July 1914
Launched17 April 1915
Commissioned20 October 1916
Decommissioned5 November 1946
Fatetransferred to the Republic of China, 5 November 1946
Stricken12 March 1948
History
Taiwan
NameROCS Omei (AO-309)
Acquired5 November 1946
Commissioned5 November 1946
Decommissioned1967
Stricken1967
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeKanawha-class fleet replenishment oiler
Displacement14,500
Length475 ft 7 in (144.96 m)
Beam56 ft 2 in (17.12 m)
Draft26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Speed14 kn (26 km/h)
Complement475
Armament4 × 4" guns

The second USS Maumee (AO-2) was laid down as Fuel Ship No. 14 on 23 July 1914 by Navy Shipyard, Mare Island, Calif.; launched 17 April 1915; sponsored by Miss Janet Crose; and commissioned 20 October 1916. When the Navy's ship classifications were introduced 17 July 1920, Maumee was designated AO-2.