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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Saranac |
| Namesake | Saranac River in New York |
| Builder | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Laid down | 27 August 1942, as SS Cowpens |
| Launched | 21 December 1942 |
| Acquired | 31 December 1942 |
| Commissioned | 22 February 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 19 July 1946 |
| In service | 1946 |
| Out of service | 1956 |
| Renamed | Saranac, 16 September 1942 |
| Reclassified | YFP-9 (Floating Power Barge), 1 September 1954 |
| Stricken | 26 March 1956 |
| Honors and awards | 5 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Sold, 4 December 1957 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Suamico-class fleet replenishment oiler |
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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 | 15.3 knots (28.3 km/h) |
| Capacity | 140,000 barrels (22,000 m3) gasoline |
| Complement | 257 |
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USS Saranac (AO-74), originally named the SS Cowpens, was a Type T2-SE-A1 Suamico-class fleet oiler of the United States Navy, and the fourth ship of the Navy to bear the name.
Laid down under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 337) on 27 August 1942 as Cowpens by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. of Chester, Pennsylvania, the ship was launched on 21 December 1942, sponsored by Mrs. A. Poestrak. She was renamed Saranac on 16 September 1942, acquired by the U.S. Navy on 31 December 1942, and commissioned on 22 February 1943.