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

AOG-47 USS Shikellamy

• Gasoline Tanker:
• Displacement: 6,045 tons
• Length: 391'6"
• Beam: 53'
• Draft: 25'
• Speed: 11 knots
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP, 2x2 40mm, 8 20mm
• Complement: 267
• Capacity: 51,300 barrels
• Reciprocating engines, single screw, 2,400 hp
• Built as SS Daniel Pierce for Sinclair Regining Co. in 1921
  Acquired by the Navy and converted at Tampa Shipbuilding; commissioned as AO-90 on 14 April 1943
  Reclassified as Gasoline Tanker AOG-47 on 15 July 1943

Additional Links:

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

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