USS Ocelot

USS Ocelot
USS Ocelot (IX-110) at Ulithi while serving as Service Squadron Ten flagship, 6 May 1945.
History
United States
NameUSS Ocelot
NamesakeOcelot
BuilderOscar Daniels Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, Florida[1]
Laid down5 April 1918[2]
Launched22 February 1919, as Yomachichi[2]
Acquired2 October 1943[3]
Commissioned15 January 1944, as Ocelot[3]
Decommissioned6 December 1945[3]
Stricken3 January 1946[3]
Nickname(s)Spotted Cat[4]
FateSold for scrapping, 19 February 1948[3]
General characteristics (in USN service)[3]
TypeDesign 1027 ship
Displacement
  • 5,868 long tons (5,962 t) (light)
  • 8,747 long tons (8,887 t) (full)
Length416 ft (127 m)
Beam54 ft (16 m)
Draft18 ft 9 in (5.72 m)
Propulsion
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
CapacityAccommodation for 819 men (81 officers, 738 enlisted)
Complement82[2]
Armament

USS Ocelot (IX–110) was an unclassified miscellaneous vessel of the United States Navy, which served as the flagship of Service Squadron 10 in the Pacific War from late 1944, until she was wrecked in a typhoon in late 1945.

  1. ^ Colton, Tim (9 March 2016). "Oscar Daniels Shipbuilding, Tampa FL". Shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Roberts, Stephen S. (2011). "US Navy Auxiliary Ships: Ocelot (IX-110)". Shipscribe Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "USS Ocelot (IX-110)". NavSource Online. 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  4. ^ Carter, Worrall R. (1953). "Chapter XXIX: Support Activities at Leyte-Samar". Beans, Bullets and Black Oil: The Story of Fleet Logistics Afloat in the Pacific During World War II. Retrieved 9 December 2011.