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U.S.S. WILLAMETTE

(AO-180)

FUEL FOR FREEDOM

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USS WILLIAMETTE (AO-180) - a Cimarron-class fleet oiler

In Commission 1982 to 1999

AO-180 Deployments - Major Events

Add a AO-180 Shellback Initiation Add a AO-180 Deployment - Major Event
Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
AUG1980-Keel Date: 4 AUG 1980
at Avondale Shipyards
JUL1981-Launch Date: 18 JUL 1981
DEC1982-Commissioned: 18 DEC 1982
JUN1986-DEC1986West Pac
JAN1987-JUN1987Circumnavigation
APR1987- Shellback Initiation - 6 APR 1987 - Indian Ocean
SEP1988-JUN1989West Pac-Indian Ocean
DEC1995-MAY1996West Pac
JAN1996-JAN1997Mediterranean-Indian Ocean
APR1999-Decommissioned: 30 APR 1999

AO-180 General Specifications

Named for: Willamette River

Complement: 12 Officers and 148 Enlisted

Displacement: 36977 tons

Length: 700 feet

Beam: 88 feet

Draft: 32 feet