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U.S.S. MARIAS

(AO-57)

THE MULE

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AO-57 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
DEC1943-Launch Date: 21 DEC 1943
FEB1944-Commissioned: 12 FEB 1944
JAN1954-JAN1955Mediterranean
JAN1955-JAN1960Mediterranean
FEB1962-JAN1965Cuban Missle Blockade
OCT1962-OCT1962Cuban Missle Blockade
MAY1965-Shellback Initiation - 18 MAY 1965 - Atlantic Ocean
MAY1965-Shellback Initiation - 21 MAY 1965 - Atlantic Ocean
AUG1965-MAR1966Mediterranean
NOV1968-JUN1969Mediterranean
JAN1969-AUG1973Caribbean
JAN1969-SEP1973West Pac-Viet Nam
AUG1969-Shellback Initiation - 19 AUG 1969 - Atlantic Ocean
JAN1970-SEP1970North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean
JAN1970-JAN1970Blue Nose - Arctic Circle
MAY1970-MAY1970Blue Nose - Arctic Circle
JAN1971-APR1971Caribbean
SEP1971-AUG1973West Pac-Viet Nam
JAN1972-MAY1972Mediterranean
JUN1972-OCT1972Shipyard in Jacksonville Fl for repairs overhaul
DEC1972-JUL1973Panama Canal
DEC1972-1973West Pac-Viet Nam
JAN1973-DEC1973West Pac-Viet Nam
JUN1973-JUL1973Oprtation End Sweep- North Viet Nam

AO-57 General Specifications

Class: Cimarron-class fleet oiler

Complement: 314 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 7236 tons

Length: 553 feet

Beam: 75 feet

Draft: 32 feet

Final Disposition: Sold for scrapping 18 September 1995