USS Mississinewa (AO-59)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Mississinewa.
USS Mississinewa (AO-59) was the first of two United States Navy ships of the name. She was a T3-S2-A1 auxiliary oiler of the US Navy, laid down on 5 October 1943 by the Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc., Sparrows Point, Maryland; launched on 28 March 1944; sponsored by Miss Margaret Pence; and commissioned on 18 May 1944. Mississinewa was commanded by Captain Philip G. Beck. The ship is named for the Mississinewa River of eastern Indiana.
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Name | USS Mississinewa |
Namesake | Mississinewa River in Indiana |
Builder | Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard |
Laid down | 5 October 1943 |
Launched | 28 March 1944 |
Commissioned | 19 May 1944 |
Honors and awards | 4 battle stars (WWII) |
Fate | Sunk by Japanese Kaiten manned torpedo on 20 November 1944 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Cimarron-class fleet replenishment oiler |
Type | T3-S2-A1 tanker |
Displacement | 25,425 long tons (25,833 t) |
Length | 553 ft (169 m) |
Beam | 75 ft (23 m) |
Draft | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
Installed power | 30,400 shp (22,700 kW) |
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Speed | 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Capacity | 146,000 barrels (23,200 m3) |
Complement | 21 officers and 278 enlisted |
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