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U.S.S. CIMARRON
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AO-22 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APR | 1938 | - | Keel Date: 18 APR 1938 at Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Chester PA | ||
| JAN | 1939 | - | Launch Date: 7 JAN 1939 | ||
| MAR | 1939 | - | Commissioned: 20 MAR 1939 | ||
| JAN | 1950 | - | FEB | 1950 | Middle Pacific |
| DEC | 1956 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 DEC 1956 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1957 | - | MAY | 1958 | West Pac |
| AUG | 1957 | - | DEC | 1957 | West Pac |
| NOV | 1959 | - | JUL | 1960 | West Pac |
| DEC | 1960 | - | JUN | 1961 | West Pac |
| JUN | 1961 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 JUN 1961 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1961 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 JUN 1961 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1961 | - | FEB | 1965 | West Pac |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| JAN | 1964 | - | JAN | 1965 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| APR | 1964 | - | Shellback Initiation - 9 APR 1964 - Indian Ocean | ||
| APR | 1964 | - | JUN | 1964 | Uss Cimarron AO22 Collides with Uss Hassayompa AO 145 |
| MAY | 1964 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 MAY 1964 - Indian Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1964 | - | FEB | 1965 | Dry Dock |
| FEB | 1966 | - | APR | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| FEB | 1966 | - | OCT | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| FEB | 1967 | - | OCT | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| FEB | 1967 | - | OCT | 1967 | WestPac deployment |
| FEB | 1967 | - | OCT | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| SEP | 1968 | - | SEP | 1968 | Collision with USS Hornet |
AO-22 General Specifications
Class: Cimarron class fleet replenishment oiler
Named for: The Cimarron River in New Mexico
Complement: 304 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 7470 tons
Length: 553 feet
Beam: 75 feet
Flank Speed: 18 knots
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 1969
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