USS Platte (AO-24)

Platte refueling Philippine Sea and Watts, 19 July 1955
History
United States
Name	USS Platte
Namesake	Platte Purchase
Builder	Bethlehem Steel Company, Baltimore, Maryland
Launched	8 July 1939
Sponsored by	Mrs. Harold R. Stark
Commissioned	1 December 1939
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 14 May 1971
General characteristics
Class and type	Cimarron-class oiler
Displacement	7,470 long tons (7,590 t) light 24,830 long tons (25,228 t) full load
Length	553 ft (169 m)
Beam	75 ft (23 m)
Draft	32 ft 4 in (9.86 m)
Propulsion	Twin screws, 30,400 shp (22,669 kW) Steam, 600 psi (4,100 kPa), NSFO
Speed	18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Complement	304
Armament	4 × 5 in (130 mm)/38 cal. guns (4×1) 4 × 40 mm AA guns 4 × 20 mm AA guns
Service record
Operations:	World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War
Awards:	11 battle stars (World War II) 6 battle stars (Korea) 8 campaign stars (Vietnam)

USS Platte (AO-24) was a Cimarron-class oiler serving with the United States Navy, named for the 1836 Platte Purchase that included the Platte Rivers in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. Her memorial in Platte County, Missouri honors all four rivers that share the name recorded by Lewis and Clark in 1803.