USS Pecos
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Pecos |
Namesake | Pecos River in New Mexico and Texas |
Laid down | 20 April 1942 |
Launched | 17 August 1942 |
Acquired | 29 August 1942 |
Commissioned | 5 October 1942 |
Decommissioned | 14 March 1946 |
In service | 18 July 1950 |
Stricken | 23 April 1947 |
Reinstated | 20 March 1950 |
Fate | Scrapped July 1975 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Suamico-class fleet replenishment oiler |
Displacement |
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Length | 523 ft 6 in (159.56 m) |
Beam | 68 ft (21 m) |
Draft | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
Propulsion | Turbo-electric, single screw, 8,000 hp (5,966 kW) |
Speed | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) |
Capacity | 140,000 barrels (22,000 m3) |
Complement | 251 |
Armament |
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USS Pecos (AO–65) was laid down 20 April 1942 by the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. as a type T3-SE-A1 tanker, Chester, Pennsylvania, as Corsicana (MC hull 325); launched 17 August acquired by the Navy 29 August 1942; and commissioned 5 October 1942.