USS Cimarron (AO-22)
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USS Cimarron was the lead ship of the US Navy's Cimarron-class fleet oiler, serving from before World War II until the Vietnam War. She was the second ship to be named for the Cimarron River, that run
USS Cimarron (AO-22), off the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, on 6 February 1942
Cimarron replenishing Hornet and Nicholas, ca. 1966
T3 tanker
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The T3 tanker, or T3, are a class of seaworthy large tanker ships produced in the United States and used to transport fuel oil, gasoline or diesel before and during World War II, the Korean War and th
USS Cimarron (AO-22)
…on 6 February 1942 History United States Name Cimarron Namesake The Cimarron River, in Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas Ordered as type (T2-S2-A1) hull, MCE hull 2 Builder Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Chester, Pennsylvania Cost $880,250 Yard number 172 Way number 2 Laid down 25 April…
USS Niobrara, a T3-S-A1 tanker
USS Suwannee a T3 tanker converted to an escort carrier, underway, after repairs from the kamikaze attacks of October 1944
Mispillion (middle) a T3-S2-A3 tanker, fueling USS Bennington and USS Alfred A. Cunningham in 1963