USS Nitro (AE-2)

USS Nitro (AE-2)
History
United States
Laid down	19 March 1919
Launched	16 December 1919
Commissioned	1 April 1921
Decommissioned	30 November 1945
Honors and awards	1 Battle Star
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Displacement	Light: 7,025 tons Full load: 10,600 tons
Length	482 ft 9 in (147 m)
Beam	60 ft 11 in (18.6 m)
Draft	20 ft 11 in (6.4 m)
Armament	4 × single 5 in (130 mm) 38 caliber guns 2 × 3 in (76 mm) 50 caliber guns

The first USS Nitro (AE–2) was an ammunition ship of the United States Navy, commissioned from 1921 to 1945. The ship primarily operated in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II and supported the Normandy landings.