USS Manatee (AO-58)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Manatee.
The USS Manatee (AO-58)—the second vessel of the United States Navy to bear the name[1]—was a Cimarron-class fleet replenishment oiler named for a river in Florida. Cimarron-class oilers were named after American rivers in the southern United States.
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Manatee at Subic Bay in the Philippine Islands in 1969 | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Manatee |
Namesake | Manatee River in Florida |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard, Sparrows Point, Maryland |
Laid down | 28 August 1943 |
Launched | 18 February 1944 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Paul V. McNutt |
Commissioned | 6 April 1944 |
Decommissioned | July 1973 |
Stricken | 14 August 1973 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 10 December 1973 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Cimarron-class fleet oiler |
Type | T3-S2-A3 tanker hull |
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Length | 553 ft (169 m) |
Beam | 75 ft (23 m) |
Draft | 32 ft 4 in (9.86 m) |
Propulsion | Geared turbines, twin screws, 30,400 shp (22,669 kW) |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Capacity | 146,000 barrels |
Complement | 314 officers and enlisted |
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Service record | |
Operations: | World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War |
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Manatee was laid down 28 August 1943 by the Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc. of Sparrows Point, Maryland, as a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A3) tanker hull with a cargo capacity of 146,000 barrels, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 724); launched 18 February 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Paul V. McNutt; and commissioned 6 April 1944.