Chicopee-class oiler
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=USS Chicopee (AO-34).jpg |Ship caption={{USS|Chicopee|AO-34}} underway in the Mediterranean en route to Casablanca, Morocco, 2 June 1944 }} {{Infobox ship class overview |Name=Chicopee class |Builders=*Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. |Operators= |Class before={{sclass|Cimarron|oiler|4 | 1939}}
|Class after={{sclass|Kennebec|oiler|4}} |Subclasses= |Cost= |Built range= |In service range= |In commission range=9 January 1942 – 11 March 1946 |Total ships building= |Total ships planned= |Total ships completed=2 |Total ships cancelled= |Total ships active= |Total ships laid up= |Total ships lost=0 |Total ships retired= |Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship type=Replenishment oiler |Ship tonnage= |Ship displacement= |Ship length={{convert|520|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web | url = http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h8/housatonic-iii.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040314081902/http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h8/housatonic-iii.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 14 March 2004 | title = Housatonic | work = Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships | publisher = United States Navy | date = | access-date = 2008-01-07 }} |Ship beam={{convert|68|ft|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught= |Ship draft={{convert|30|ft|10|in|abbr=on}} |Ship depth= |Ship hold depth= |Ship decks= |Ship deck clearance= |Ship ramps= |Ship ice class= |Ship power= |Ship propulsion=*geared steam turbine |Ship speed={{convert|16.5|kn|km/h|lk=in}} |Ship range= |Ship endurance= |Ship capacity={{Bbl to t|131600|lk=on|abbr=on}}{{cite web | first = Gary P. | last = Priolo | url = http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/19/19034.htm | title = AO-34 Chicopee | work = NavSource Online | publisher = NavSource Naval History | date = 2007-11-16 | access-date = 2008-01-07 }} |Ship troops= |Ship crew= |Ship time to activate= |Ship sensors= |Ship EW= |Ship armament=*1 × 5"/38 caliber gun mounts
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The Chicopee-class oilers were oilers operated by the United States Navy during World War II. There were two ships of the class, and both survived the war.
Description
The class consisted of two petroleum tankers that had been ordered by Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and were acquired by the U.S. Navy in early 1942. {{USS|Chicopee|AO-34|2}}, the former Esso Trenton,{{cite web | url = http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c8/chicopee-ii.htm | archive-url = https://archive.today/20121212204206/http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c8/chicopee-ii.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 12 December 2012 | title = Chicopee | work = Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships | publisher = United States Navy | date = | access-date = 2008-01-07 }} was acquired by the U.S. Navy shortly after launching, while {{USS|Housatonic|AO-35|2}}, the former Esso Albany,{{cite web | first = Gary P. | last = Priolo | url = http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/19/19034.htm | title = AO-35 Housatonic | work = NavSource Online | publisher = NavSource Naval History | date = 2007-11-16 | access-date = 2008-01-07 }} was acquired after making two voyages for Standard Oil.
Operational history
Both Chicopee class oilers operated in the Atlantic and Mediterranean areas from commissioning through late 1944, when they were assigned to the Pacific theater.
Both ships were returned to Standard Oil at decommissioning, and were later converted to container ships. The extant portions of the hull of the ex-Chicopee, were scrapped in 1963, while the ex-Housatonic was scrapped some time after 1989.
References
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| last = Wildenberg
| first = Thomas
| year = 1996
| url = http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/GSBO/index.html
| title = Gray Steel and Black Oil: Fast Tankers and Replenishment at Sea in the U.S. Navy, 1912-1995
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| location = Annapolis, Maryland
| publisher = Naval Institute Press
| access-date = 2009-04-28
}}
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Category:Auxiliary replenishment ship classes