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USS MERRIMACK

(AO-179)

TRADITIO SERVITI

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USS MERRIMACK (AO-179) - a Cimarron-class fleet oiler

In Commission 1981 to 1998

AO-179 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JUL 1979 Keel Date: 16 JUL 1979
at Avondale Shipyards
MAY 1980 Launch Date: 17 MAY 1980
NOV 1981 Commissioned: 14 NOV 1981
SEP 1983 - APR 1984 Mediterranean-Lebanon
AUG 1985 - NOV 1985 North Atlantic
JUN 1987 - NOV 1987 Mediterranean
JUN 1987 - NOV 1987 Mediterranean
JAN 1993 - JUL 1994 Mediterranean-Indian Ocean
DEC 1998 Decommissioned: 18 DEC 1998

AO-179 General Specifications

Named for: Merrimack River

Complement: 12 Officers and 148 Enlisted

Displacement: 36977 tons

Length: 700 feet

Beam: 88 feet

Draft: 32 feet