USS Cossatot
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Cossatot |
| Namesake | Cossatot River in Arkansas |
| Builder | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Laid down | 24 October 1942 |
| Launched | 28 February 1943 |
| Commissioned | 20 April 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 7 March 1946 |
| In service | 1947 |
| Out of service | 1974 |
| Honors & awards | 2 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Sold, 2 September 1975 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Suamico-class fleet replenishment oiler |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 523 ft 6 in (159.56 m) |
| Beam | 68 ft (21 m) |
| Draft | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Turbo-electric, single screw, 8,000 hp (5,966 kW) |
| Speed | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 4 × Elco PT boats |
| Capacity | 140,000 barrels (22,000 m3) |
| Complement | 251 |
| Armament |
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USS Cossatot (AO-77) was a United States Navy World War II Type T2-SE-A1 tanker which served as a fleet oiler. Launched as SS Fort Necessity on 28 February 1943 by the Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. W. Taylor; acquired by the Navy on 17 March 1943; and commissioned on 20 April 1943. It was named for a river in Arkansas.