USS Atascosa
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Ordered | as SS Esso Columbia |
| Laid down | 30 April 1942 |
| Launched | 7 September 1942 |
| Acquired | 12 October 1942 |
| Commissioned | 9 November 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 21 January 1946 |
| Stricken | 7 February 1946 |
| Fate | Scrapped (date unknown) |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 5,730 t.(lt) 24,660 t.(fl) |
| Length | 547 ft 3 in (166.80 m) |
| Beam | 70 ft (21 m) |
| Draught | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Propulsion | GE turbo-electric, single propeller, 6,000 shp |
| Speed | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h). |
| Capacity | 156,000 barrels (24,800 m3) |
| Complement | 281 |
| Armament | one single 5 in (130 mm) dual purpose gun mount, four single 3 in (76 mm) dual purpose gun mounts, four twin 40 mm gun mounts, four twin 20 mm gun mounts |
USS Atascosa (AO-66) was an Atascosa-class fleet oiler acquired by the United States Navy for use in World War II. She had the dangerous task of supplying fuel and ammunition to ships in and near, combat areas in both the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
SS Esso Columbia II was built at Chester, Pennsylvania, by the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. for the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey; launched on 7 September 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Harold G. McAvenia; renamed by the Navy Atascosa and designated AO-66 on 16 September 1942; purchased by the Navy on 12 October 1942: and commissioned on 9 November 1942.