USS Navasota

USNS Navasota (T-AO-106) in 1986
History
United States
Name	USS Navasota
Namesake	The Navasota River in Texas
Builder	Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Chester, Pennsylvania
Laid down	22 February 1945
Launched	30 August 1945
Commissioned	27 February 1946
Decommissioned	13 August 1975
In service	1975
Out of service	1991
Reclassified	T-AO-107 after decommissioning
Stricken	2 January 1992
Identification	IMO number: 7737133
Honors and awards	Nine battle stars for Korean War service and 14 campaign stars for Vietnam War service
Fate	Sold for scrapping 25 October 1995
General characteristics
Class and type	Ashtabula- or Cimarron-class replenishment oiler[1]
Displacement	As built: 7,423 tons (light); 25,480 tons (full load) After "jumboization": 12,840 tons (light); 33,987 tons (full load)
Length	As built: 553 ft (169 m) After "jumboization": 644 ft (196 m)
Beam	75 ft (23 m)
Draft	As built: 32 ft (9.8 m) After "jumboization": 34 ft 9 in (10.59 m)
Installed power	30,400 hp (22.7 MW)
Propulsion	geared turbines, four boilers, twin screws
Speed	16 knots (29.6 km/h)
Capacity	146,000 barrels (23,200 m3) of fuel oil
Complement	304 (as USS Navasota)
Crew	108 civilians plus a detachment of U.S. Navy personnel (as USNS Navasota)
Armament	As built: 1 × 5 in (130 mm) 38-caliber gun 4 × 3 in (76 mm) 50-caliber guns 8 × 40-mm antiaircraft guns (4 x 2) 8 × 20-mm antiaircraft guns (4 x 2) After May 1958: 4 × 3-inch (76.2-mm) 50-caliber guns
Notes	"Jumboization" involved the lengthening of Navasota's hull and installation of additional cargo capacity in 1964-1965.

USS Navasota (AO-106) was an Ashtabula-class replenishment oiler that served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1973, then transferred to the Military Sealift Command to continue service as United States Naval Ship USNS Navasota (T-AO-106) until taken out of service in 1992. Navasota was sold for scrapping in 1995. She was the only U.S. Navy ship to bear the name Navasota.