USS Neshanic
USS Neshanic at San Francisco, California in November 1945 | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Neshanic |
| Namesake | Neshanic River |
| Laid down | 11 June 1942 |
| Launched | 31 October 1942 |
| Commissioned | 20 February 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 19 December 1945 |
| Stricken | 8 January 1946 |
| Identification |
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| Honours & awards | 9 battle stars for World War II service |
| Fate | Sold by the MARAD in 1946 became a tanker, and later a Great Lakes freighter |
| General characteristics In US Navy service | |
| Class & type | Kennebec-class oiler |
| Type | MARAD T3-S-A1 |
| Tonnage | 16,543 DWT |
| Displacement | 21,077 tons |
| Length | 501 ft 7.75 in (152.9017 m) |
| Beam | 68 ft (21 m) |
| Draft | 29 ft 10.5 in (9.106 m) |
| Depth | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Installed power | 7,000 shp (5,200 kW) |
| Propulsion | 1x Bethlehem Steel turbine, single screw |
| Speed | 15.3 knots (28.3 km/h; 17.6 mph) |
| Range | 14,500 nmi (26,900 km; 16,700 mi) |
| Capacity | 133,800 bbl (~18,250 t) |
| Complement | 13 officers, 200 enlisted |
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USS Neshanic (AO-71) is a former T3 Kennebec-class oiler constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only U.S. Navy ship named for the Neshanic River in New Jersey.