Neosho AO-23 :

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Neosho AO-23 :

T3-S2-A1

Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler:

Laid down, 22 June 1938, as a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A1) tanker hull, under a Maritime

Commission contract, at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J.

Launched, 24 April 1939.

Commissioned as USS Neosho (AO-23), 7 August 1939

Lost to enemy action at the Battle of the Coral Sea, fatally damaged by enemy air attack, 7 May 1942,

sunk by gunfire from Henley (DD-391), 11 May 1942

Neosho received two battle stars for World War II service.

( See photos below )

Specifications:

Displacement 7,470 t.(lt) 24,830 t.(fl)

Length 553'

Beam 75'

Draft 32' 4"

Speed 18 kts.

Complement 304

Armament four 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts, four twin 40mm gun mounts, four twin 20mm gun mounts

Cargo Capacity 146,000 barrels

Propulsion, geared turbines twin screws. 30,400hp

View the Neosho (AO-23)

DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site.

The Miramar Ship Index for "NEOSHO"

Ton:	11324	Link:	-
DWT:	18300	Yard No:	152
Length overall:	168.6	Ship Design:	T3-S2-A1
LPP:	160.0	Country of build:	USA
Beam:	22.9	Builder:	Federal
Material of build:		Location of yard:	Kearny
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):	2ST-18

Subsequent History:

Disposal Data:

Fatally damaged by enemy air attack SE New Guinea 07.05.1942 & scuttled 11.05.1942.

History :

ON	LR/IMO	ID	Year	Name	Tons	Change	Registered Owner
AO-23		6110870	1939	NEOSHO	11324	-	U.S. Navy

USS "Neosho (AO-23)" as delivered to the Navy, lookin forward from after deck house.

Navy Yard, Philadelphia, August 10, 1939.

Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941, in the background, USS "Neosho (AO-23)"

and in the foreground, USS "California (BB-44)".

( US Navy photo )

USS Neosho (AO-23).

USS Neosho (AO-23).

USS Neosho (AO-23).

USS Neosho (AO-23) in New York.

USS Neosho (AO-23) underway, 28 February 1990, off the Atlantic coast of the United States.

( Photo thanks to Robert Hurst )