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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Nantahala |
| Namesake | Nantahala River in North Carolina |
| Builder | Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard |
| Laid down | 31 October 1943 |
| Launched | 29 April 1944 |
| Commissioned | 19 June 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 1 June 1950 |
| Recommissioned | 29 December 1950 |
| Decommissioned | 2 July 1973 |
| Honours and awards | 6 battle stars (WWII) |
| Fate | Sold, 5 March 1975 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cimarron-class replenishment oiler |
| Displacement | 7,136 long tons (7,251 t) |
| Length | 553 ft (169 m) |
| Beam | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Draft | 29 ft 10 in (9.09 m) |
| Propulsion | Geared turbines 30,400 hp (22,669 kW), twin screws |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 372 officers and enlisted |
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USS Nantahala (AO–60), the second ship of this name, was laid down under Maritime Commission contract by Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc., Sparrows Point, Maryland, on 31 October 1943. Launched on 29 April 1944; sponsored by Miss Mary Louise Reed; delivered to the Navy 19 June 1944; and commissioned the same day.