Cimarron class fleet replenishment oiler
USS Cimarron before the jumboization, 1983 |
| Class overview |
| Name: |
Cimarron class fleet replenishment oiler |
| Builders: |
Avondale Shipyards |
| Operators: |
United States Navy |
| Preceded by: |
Wichita-class replenishment oiler |
| Succeeded by: |
Henry J. Kaiser-class oiler |
| In commission: |
1981–1999 |
| Completed: |
5 |
| Active: |
0 |
| Laid up: |
5 |
| Retired: |
5 |
| General characteristics |
| Displacement: |
36,814 tons full load after modification |
| Length: |
598 ft 6 in (182.42 m) as built, 708 ft 6 in (215.95 m) after modification |
| Beam: |
88 ft (27 m) |
| Draft: |
32 ft (9.8 m) max |
| Propulsion: |
two boilers, one steam turbine, single shaft, 24,000 shp |
| Speed: |
20 knots |
| Complement: |
135 (12 officers) plus 90 spare berths after modification |
| Armament: |
2 x 20mm Vulcan Phalanx Mk 15 (CIWS) |
| Aircraft carried: |
Helicopter platform only |
The Cimarron class was a class of five replenishment oilers which served in the United States Navy between 1981 and 1999. These ships were sized to provide two complete refuelings of a fossil-fueled aircraft carrier and six to eight accompanying destroyers. All five of the class were jumboized in 1990-92 by being cut in two and a 108-foot (35.7 m) section inserted, increasing their capacities from 120,000 bbls to 180,000 bbls, adding capacity for 300 tons of munitions and improving underway replenishment capabilities. The class was retired in 1998-99 after less than 20 years of service as a result of post-Cold War force reductions, and the advent of the more economical diesel-powered Henry J. Kaiser-class oilers.
| Ship |
Keel laid |
Launched |
Commissioned |
Decommissioned |
Struck |
| Cimarron (AO-177) |
01978-05-1818 May 1978 |
01979-04-2828 Apr 1979 |
01981-01-1010 Jan 1981 |
01998-12-1515 Dec 1998 |
01999-05-033 May 1999 |
| Monongahela (AO-178) |
01978-08-1515 August 1978 |
01979-08-044 Aug 1979 |
01981-09-055 Sep 1981 |
01999-09-3030 Sep 1999 |
01999-09-3030 Sep 1999 |
| Merrimack (AO-179) |
01979-07-1616 Jul 1979 |
01980-05-1717 May 1980 |
01981-11-1414 Nov 1981 |
01998-12-1818 Dec 1998 |
01998-12-1818 Dec 1998 |
| Willamette (AO-180) |
01980-08-044 Aug 1980 |
01981-07-1818 Jul 1981 |
01982-12-1818 Dec 1982 |
01999-04-3030 Apr 1999 |
01999-04-3030 Apr 1999 |
| Platte (AO-186) |
01981-02-022 Feb 1981 |
01982-01-3030 Jan 1982 |
01983-01-2929 Jan 1983 |
01999-06-3030 Jun 1999 |
01999-06-3030 Jun 1999 |
See also
United States Navy oiler
Replenishment oiler
List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy
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