&sq=&lang=&file=File:USNS_Mississinewa_(T-AO-144)_refueling_USS_Forrest_Sherman_(DD-931),_circa_in_1980.jpg) USNS Mississinewa (T-AO-144) refueling the destroyer Forrest Sherman (DD-931)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Mississinewa |
| Namesake | Mississinewa River |
| Awarded | 28 January 1952 |
| Builder | New York Shipbuilding, Camden, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 4 May 1953 |
| Launched | 2 June 1954 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Wright |
| Commissioned | 18 January 1955 |
| Decommissioned | 15 November 1976 |
| In service | 15 November 1976 |
| Out of service | 1991 |
| Reclassified | T-AO-144, 15 November 1976 |
| Stricken | 16 February 1994 |
| Identification | IMO number: 7737054 |
| Motto | "Fuelum no Foolum" |
| Fate | Scrapped, 2008 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Neosho-class oiler |
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| Length | 655 ft (200 m) |
| Beam | 86 ft (26 m) |
| Draft | 35 ft (11 m) |
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| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Capacity | 180,000 bbl (29,000 m3) |
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| Aviation facilities | Helipad |
USS Mississinewa (AO-144) was a Neosho-class fleet oiler of the United States Navy in service from 1955 to the early 1990s.
The second Mississinewa was laid down by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, in May 1953 and was launched on 12 June 1954, sponsored by Mrs. Wright. She was commissioned on 18 January 1955, Captain M. J. Jensen in command.