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contributed by Pat Doyle, last CHENG of USS Navasota |
USNS NAVASOTA originally was a MARAD standard type T3-S2-A3 oiler. She received a "jumboization" conversion in the mid-1960s. Commissioned in 1946, the NAVASOTA was the first ship in the Navy named after the river in Texas. Transfered to the Military Sealift Command in 1975, the NAVASOTA was eventually decommissioned in 1991. The ship was sold for scrapping on October 25, 1995.
General Characteristics: | Awarded: November 2, 1944 |
Keel laid: February 22, 1945 | |
Launched: August 30, 1945 | |
Commissioned: February 27, 1946 | |
Decommissioned: August 13, 1975 | |
MSC "in service": 1975 | |
Decommissioned: 1991 | |
Stricken: January 2, 1992 | |
Builder: Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock, Chester, PA. | |
Propulsion system: four boilers | |
Propellers: two | |
Length: 646.8 feet (196.9 meters) | |
Beam: 75.1 feet (22.9 meters) | |
Draft: 35.4 feet (10.8 meters) | |
Displacement: approx. 34,750 tons | |
Speed: 16+ knots | |
Capacity: approx. 23,800 tons of fuel | |
Aircraft: none | |
Armament: none | |
Crew: approx. 108 civilians and a Navy personnel detachment |
Crew List:
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USNS NAVASOTA. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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