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Navasota
T3-S2-A3
Cimmeron Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down (date unknown) as a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A3) tanker hull, under
Maritime Commission contract, (MC hull 2702), at Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock, Chester, PA.
Launched, 30 August 1945
Commissioned USS Navasota (AO-106), 27 February 1946
Jumboized, October 1963 to December 1964 at Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock Co., Plant No. 2,
Harbor Island, Seattle, WA.
Decommissioned, 13 August 1975
Placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Navasota (T-AO-106)
Placed out of service in 1991
Struck from the Naval Register, 2 January 1992
Final Disposition, sold for scrapping by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS), 25 October 1995
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement As Built 7,236 t.(lt) 25,440 t.(fl)
Jumboized 12,840 t.(lt) 33,987 t.(fl)
Length As Built 553'
Jumboized 644"
Beam 75'
Draft As Built 32'
Jumboized 34' 9"
Speed 18 kts.
Complement 314
Armament one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, four single 3"/50 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 Navasota (AO-106)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site.
The Miramar Ship Index for "NAVASOTA"
IDNo:
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6122490
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Year:
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1946
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Name:
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NAVASOTA
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Keel:
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22.02.1945
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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30.08.1945
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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27.02.1946
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Ton:
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12350
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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18354
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Yard No:
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527
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Length overall:
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168.6
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Ship Design:
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T3-S2-A3
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LPP:
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160.0
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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22.9
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Builder:
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Sun
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Material of build:
|
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Location of yard:
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Chester, Pa
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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2ST-18
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|
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Subsequent History:
-
Disposal Data:
?
History :
ON
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Change
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Registered Owner
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AO-106
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6122490
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1946
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NAVASOTA
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12350
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-
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U.S. Navy
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USS Navasota (AO-106).( US Navy Photo )
An overhead view of the US Navy (USN) Military Sealift Command, Cimmeron Class Fleet Oiler, United States NavyShip (USNS) NAVASOTA (T-AO 106) underway.
( US Navy Photo )
USS Navasota (AO-106) refueling USS Valley Forge (CVA-45) off the coast of Korea
during the Korean War in 1950.
( Photo thanks to Gary Schreffler )
USS Navasota (AO-106) alongside USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) during the carrier's 12 November 1971 to 17 July 1972 Vietnam cruise.
( Photo thansk to Dick Hanover )
USS Navasota (AO-106).
USS Navasota (AO-106).
US Navy Oiler USS Navasota (AO-106), Apr. 1956.
USS Navasota (AO-106).
USS Navasota (AO-106).
USS Navasota (AO-106), December 14th, 1964.
USS Navasota (AO-106).
USS Navasota (AO-106), underway off Subic Bay, Philippines, 1969.
USS Navasota (AO-106).( US Navy Photo )
USS Navasota (AO-106) takes position as USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5) prepares to come
alongside for refueling in the Gulf of Tonkin in November 1971.
( Photo thanks Ltjg. Henry Walters )
USNS Navasota (T-AO-106) underway, 2 March 1987, location unknown.( Photo thanks Robert Hurst )
USS Navasota (AO-106).
USS Navasota (AO-106).