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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | SS Caddo |
| Namesake | The Caddo River in Arkansas |
| Ordered | 12 September 1940 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard |
| Launched | 1 July 1941 |
| Acquired | 31 December 1941 |
| Commissioned | 4 February 1942 |
| Renamed | USS Merrimack 9 February 1942 |
| Namesake | The Merrimack River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire |
| Decommissioned | 8 February 1950 |
| Recommissioned | 6 December 1950 |
| Decommissioned | 20 December 1954 |
| Honors and awards | 8 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Sold 19 March 1982 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Kennebec class oiler |
| Type | MARAD T2 |
| Tonnage | 15,910 DWT |
| Displacement | 21,077 tons |
| Length | 501 ft 8 in (152.91 m) |
| Beam | 68 ft (21 m) |
| Draft | 29 ft 8.5 in (9.055 m) |
| Depth | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Installed power | 12,000 shp (8,900 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h) |
| Range | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) |
| Capacity | 130,000 bbl (~18,000 t) |
| Complement | 214–247 |
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The third USS Merrimack (AO-37) (ex-Caddo) was one of five Kennebec-class fleet oilers (also known as a type T2 tanker) built during World War II for service in the United States Navy. She also service in the Cold War. She was named after the Merrimack River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.