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

AO-78 USS Chepachet

• Suamico class Fleet Oiler:
• Displacement: 21,880 tons
• Length: 523'6"
• Beam: 68'
• Draft: 30'
• Speed: 15.5 knots (max); 13 knots (econ)
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP, 4 3"/50 DP, 4x2 40mm, 4x2 20mm
• Complement: 251
• Capacity: 140,000 barrels
• Turbo-electric engines, single screw, 8,000 hp
• Maritime Commission T2-SE-A1 type
• Built at Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. and commissioned 27 April 1943
• ex-SS Eutaw Springs

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Chepachet
• USS Chepachet Home Page (includes crewman Bob Maynes' diary)
• Reunion in Chepachet, R.I.

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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

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Last updated: January 23, 1999