Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AO-35 USS Housatonic

• Chicopee class Fleet Oiler:
• Displacement: 21,800 tons
• Length: 520'
• Beam: 68'
• Draft: 30'
• Speed: 16.5 knots (max); 15 knots (econ)
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP, 4 3"/50 DP, 4x2 40mm, 4x2 20mm
• Complement: 287
• Capacity: 131,600 barrels
• Geared turbine engines, single screw, 9,000 hp
• Built at Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. and commissioned 19 Feb 1942
• ex-SS Esso Albany II

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Housatonic

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  See Also:
• The parent directory for more information on this class and type
• Reunion links for scheduled reunions
  and possible contacts for crew lists
• Sources of ship's documents: logs, action reports, etc.
  -- mostly from the National Archives

Refueling Ranger (CV-4) before "Torch"

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Last updated: February 30, 1998