Suamico-class oiler

USS Cohocton
Class overview
NameSuamico class
Builders
Operators United States Navy
Preceded byKennebec class
Succeeded byNeosho class
Subclasses
  • Escambia class
  • Cohocton class
Built1940–1945
In service1942–1972
Planned30
Completed25 + 2 converted
Cancelled3
General characteristics
TypeT2-SE-A1/2/3 tanker
Displacement
  • 5,782 long tons (5,875 t) light
  • 21,880 long tons (22,231 t) full
Length523 ft 6 in (159.56 m)
Beam68 ft (21 m)
Draft30 ft 10 in (9.40 m)
PropulsionTurbo-electric transmission, single screw, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW) (Suamicos); 10,000 shp (7,457 kW) (Escambias)
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) (Suamicos); 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) (Escambias)
Capacity140,000 barrels (22,000 m3)
Complement267 officers and enlisted
Armament

The Suamico class were a class of 25 United States Navy oilers during World War II. Built to the Maritime Commission T2-SE-A1 (Suamico class), -A2 (Escambia class) and -A3 (Cohocton) designs, they used turbo-electric transmission, obviating the need for reduction gearing which was a major issue in US mass-production shipbuilding.

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