USS Cowanesque
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Cowanesque |
| Namesake | Cowanesque River in Pennsylvania |
| Builder | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Launched | 11 March 1943 |
| Acquired | 25 March 1943 |
| Commissioned | 1 May 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 30 January 1946 |
| Honors & awards | 2 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Sunk, 23 April 1972 |
| 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) |
| Capacity | 140,000 barrels (22,000 m3) |
| Complement | 232 to 251 |
| Armament |
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USS Cowanesque (AO-79) was a Type T2-SE-A1 Suamico-class fleet oiler of the United States Navy during World War II.
The ship was built by the Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. in Chester, Pennsylvania as hull number 315 and USMC number 308 in 1943. Launched on 11 March 1943, as SS Fort Duquesne, sponsored by Mrs. M. Hitchner, the ship was acquired by the Navy on 25 March 1943 and commissioned on 1 May 1943.