USS Neosho (AO-23)

USS Neosho (AO-23)
History
United States
NameUSS Neosho
NamesakeThe Neosho River in Kansas and Oklahoma
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey
Laid down22 June 1938
Launched29 April 1939
Sponsored byMrs. Emory S. Land
Commissioned7 August 1939
FateScuttled, Battle of the Coral Sea, 11 May 1942
General characteristics
Class and typeCimarron-class fleet oiler
Displacement
  • 7,470 long tons (7,590 t) (standard)
  • 24,830 long tons (25,228 t) (full load)
Length553 ft (169 m)
Beam75 ft (23 m)
Draft32 ft 4 in (9.86 m)
Installed power30,400 shp (22,700 kW)
Propulsion
Speed20 kn (23 mph; 37 km/h)
Complement304
Armament
Service record
Operations: World War II
Awards: 2 battle stars

USS Neosho (AO-23) was a Cimarron-class fleet oiler serving with the United States Navy, the second ship to be named for the Neosho River in Kansas and Oklahoma.

After surviving the attack on Pearl Harbor, Neosho operated in the South Pacific. During the Battle of the Coral Sea she was attacked and set alight, but managed to keep afloat until rendezvousing with an American destroyer on 11 May 1942. The destroyer rescued the crew and sank the vessel.