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U.S.S. CHICOPEE
(AO-34)Click to view crew list
AO-34 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAY | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 14 MAY 1941 at Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Chester PA | ||
| SEP | 1941 | - | Launch Date: 6 SEP 1941 | ||
| FEB | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 9 FEB 1942 | ||
| OCT | 1944 | - | JAN | 1945 | Middle Pacific |
AO-34 General Specifications
Class: Chicopee-class oiler
Named for: Chicopee River
Complement: 279 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 5375 tons
Length: 520 feet
Beam: 68 feet
Flank Speed: 16 Knots
Final Disposition: Returned to Standard Oil Company of New Jersey; converted to container ship 1963