USS Winooski (AO-38)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Winooski |
| Namesake | Winooski River in Vermont |
| Laid down | 23 April 1941 |
| Launched | 12 November 1941 |
| Commissioned | 27 January 1942 |
| Decommissioned | 30 April 1946 |
| Stricken | 8 October 1946 |
| Honors & awards | 4 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1965 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Kennebec class oiler |
| Type | MARAD T2 |
| Tonnage | 15,910 DWT |
| Displacement | 21,077 tons |
| Length | 501 ft 8 in (152.91 m) |
| Beam | 68 ft (21 m) |
| Draft | 29 ft 8.5 in (9.055 m) |
| Depth | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Installed power | 12,000 shp (8,900 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h) |
| Range | 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) |
| Capacity | 130,000 bbl (~18,000 t) |
| Complement | 214–247 |
| Armament |
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The second USS Winooski (AO-38) was a Kennebec-class oiler in the United States Navy.
Winooski was laid down as Calusa on 23 April 1941 at Sparrows Point, Maryland, by the Bethlehem Steel Company under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 144); launched on 12 November 1941; sponsored by Mrs. Laurence B. Levi; taken over by the Navy on 5 January 1942. She was renamed Winooski (AO-38) on 9 January 1942; and commissioned at Baltimore, Maryland, on 27 January 1942.