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Platte
T3-S2-A1
Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down, as a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A1) tanker hull under a Maritime Commission
contract, at Bethlehem Steel, Baltimore, MD;
Launched, 8 July 1939;
Commissioned USS Platte (AO-24), 10 December 1939 at Norfolk, VA;
1970 Decommissioned;
1970 Struck from the Naval Register; Transferred to the Maritime Commisson for disposal, (date unknown);
Final disposition, May, 1970, Sold for scrapping.
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 7,470 t.(lt) 24,830 t.(fl);
Length 553';
Beam 75';
Draft 32' 4";
Speed 18kts;
Complement 304;
Armament four 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts,
four twin 40mm gun mounts,
four twin 20mm gun mounts;
Capacity 146,000 barrels;
Propulsion, geared turbines, twin screws. 30,400hp.
View the Platte (AO-24)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site.
The Miramar Ship Index for "PLATTE"
IDNo:
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6110890
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Year:
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1939
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Name:
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PLATTE
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Keel:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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8.07.1939
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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1.12.1939
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Tons:
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11316
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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18300
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Yard No:
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4329
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Length overall:
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168.6
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Ship Design:
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T3-S2-A1
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LPP:
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160.0
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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22.9
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Builder:
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Bethlehem SB Corp.
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Sparrows Point
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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2ST-18
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|
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Subsequent History:
-
Disposal Data:
Stricken 25.09.1970, scrapped at San Jose 14.05.1971
History:
ON
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Change
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Registered Owner
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6110890
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1939
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PLATTE
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11316
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-
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U.S. Navy
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"USS Platte (AO-24)", on August 26th 1946.
( Photo thanks to Robert Hurst )
USS Platte (AO 24) refueling USS Watts (DD-567) and USS Philippine Sea (CV-47), while operating with the Seventh Fleet, 19 July 1955.
( US Naval Historical Center )
"USS Platte (AO-24)" underway date and location unknown.
"USS Platte (AO-24)" under way in 1966, location unknown.
( Photo thanks to Richard Miller )
"USS Platte (AO-24)" refuels the aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge (CV-45) and the destroyer USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729),
while they were enroute from Pearl Harbor to San Diego during Operation "Miki" in November 1949.
( Photo Copyright Ted Huggins )
"USS Platte (AO-24)" refuels the aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge (CV-45) and the destroyer USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD-729),
while they were enroute from Pearl Harbor to San Diego during Operation "Miki" in November 1949.
( Photo Copyright Ted Huggins )
"USS Platte (AO-24)".
"USS Platte (AO-24)".
USS Platte (AO 24) refueling USS Watts (DD 567) and USS Philippine Sea (CV 47), while
operating with the Seventh Fleet, 19 July 1955.
USS Platte (AO-24) comes alongside USS Valley Force, November 1944.
USS Platte (AO 24) underway, probably off the Marin headlands of the
Golden Gate at San Francisco Bay, early 1950s.
( Photo thanks to David Buell )
USS Platte (AO 24) underway in 1966, location unknown.
( Photo thanks to Richard Miller )
USS Platte (AO 24) underway in 1966, location unknown.
USS Platte (AO 24) october 1946, location unknown.
USS Platte (AO 24) underway date and location unknown.
USS Platte (AO 24) underway date and location unknown.
USS Platte (AO-24) at anchor, date and location unknown.( Photo thanks to Tommy Trampp )