Cimarron-class fleet replenishment oiler
{{Short description|1979 class of US Navy replenishment oilers}}
{{distinguish|Cimarron-class oiler (1939)}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = USS Cimarron (AO-177) off Apra Harbor pt 1983.jpeg | Ship caption = USS Cimarron }} {{Infobox ship class overview | Name = Cimarron class | Builders = Avondale Shipyards | Operators = {{naval|United States}} | Class before = {{sclass|Neosho|oiler|4}} | Class after = {{sclass|Henry J. Kaiser|replenishment oiler|4}} | Subclasses = | Cost = | Built range = | In service range = | In commission range = 1981–1999 | Total ships building = | Total ships planned = | Total ships completed = 5 | Total ships cancelled = | Total ships retired = 5 | Total ships active = 0 | Total ships laid up = 0 | Total ships lost = | Total ships preserved = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = | Ship displacement = 36,814 tons full load after modification | Ship length = {{convert|598|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} as built, {{convert|708|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} after modification | Ship beam = {{convert|88|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship draft = {{convert|32|ft|m|abbr=on}} max | Ship propulsion = two boilers, one steam turbine, single shaft, 24,000 shp | Ship speed = {{convert|20|kn}} | Ship range = | Ship complement = 135 (12 officers) plus 90 spare berths after modification | Ship sensors = AN/SPS-55/10B Surface Search Radar {{cite book |last=Jordan |first=John |title=Modern US Navy |url=https://archive.org/details/newillustratedgu0000jord/page/140 |year=1992 |publisher=Salamander Books |isbn=0-8317-5061-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/newillustratedgu0000jord/page/140 140] |url-access=registration }} | Ship EW = | Ship armament = 2 × 20mm Vulcan Phalanx Mk 15 (CIWS) | Ship armor = | Ship aircraft = Helicopter platform only | Ship notes = }} |
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 {{sclass|Henry J. Kaiser|replenishment oiler|1}}s.
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| {{USS|Cimarron|AO-177|3}}
|{{dts|18 May 1978}} | {{dts|28 Apr 1979}} | {{dts|10 Jan 1981}} | {{dts|15 Dec 1998}} | {{dts|3 May 1999}} |
| {{USS|Monongahela|AO-178|3}}
|{{dts|15 August 1978}} | {{dts|4 Aug 1979}} | {{dts|5 Sep 1981}} | {{dts|30 Sep 1999}} | {{dts|30 Sep 1999}} |
| {{USS|Merrimack|AO-179|3}}
|{{dts|16 Jul 1979}} | {{dts|17 May 1980}} | {{dts|14 Nov 1981}} | {{dts|18 Dec 1998}} | {{dts|18 Dec 1998}} |
| {{USS|Willamette|AO-180|3}}
|{{dts|4 Aug 1980}} | {{dts|18 Jul 1981}} | {{dts|18 Dec 1982}} | {{dts|30 Apr 1999}} | {{dts|30 Apr 1999}} |
| {{USS|Platte|AO-186|3}}
|{{dts| 2 Feb 1981}} | {{dts|30 Jan 1982}} | {{dts|29 Jan 1983}} | {{dts|30 Jun 1999}} | {{dts|30 Jun 1999}} |
See also
Notes
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050305065620/http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/19180.htm navsource.org: AO-180 Willamette]
- {{cite book
| last = Wildenberg
| first = Thomas
| year = 1996
| url = https://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
| location = Annapolis, Maryland
| publisher = Naval Institute Press
| access-date = 2009-04-28
}}
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Category:Ships built in Bridge City, Louisiana
Category:Auxiliary replenishment ship classes
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