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U.S.S. SALAMONIE
(AO-26)ANY TIME - ANY WHERE - ANY WEATHER
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AO-26 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AO-26 Shellback Initiation | Add a AO-26 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEB | 1940 | - | Keel Date: 5 FEB 1940 at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Newport News VA | ||
| SEP | 1940 | - | Launch Date: 18 SEP 1940 | ||
| APR | 1941 | - | Commissioned: 28 APR 1941 | ||
| JUL | 1944 | - | AUG | 1945 | Commander Service Force 7th Fleet |
| AUG | 1945 | - | JAN | 1946 | provided logistic service to the Shanghai occupation forces |
| SEP | 1954 | - | JAN | 1955 | med……around Sept……caribbean …..summer 1954….we left Newport to a |
| OCT | 1954 | - | JAN | 1955 | Mediterranean |
| NOV | 1957 | - | JUN | 1958 | Dry Dock |
| JUL | 1958 | - | AUG | 1958 | Guantanamo Bay |
| AUG | 1958 | - | SEP | 1958 | Cape Horn |
| AUG | 1958 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 AUG 1958 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1958 | - | APR | 1959 | Mediterranean |
| JUL | 1960 | - | SEP | 1960 | Guantanamo Bay |
| JUL | 1960 | - | SEP | 1960 | West Africa |
| JUL | 1960 | - | SEP | 1960 | Mediterranean-West Africa |
| AUG | 1960 | - | Shellback Initiation - 3 AUG 1960 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1960 | - | AUG | 1960 | Mediterranean-West Africa |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| FEB | 1963 | - | APR | 1963 | Mediterranean |
| FEB | 1965 | - | AUG | 1965 | Mediterranean |
| FEB | 1965 | - | NOV | 1965 | Regular Overhaul |
| FEB | 1966 | - | FEB | 1966 | Caribbean |
| FEB | 1966 | - | FEB | 1966 | Collision at sea USS Moale DD 693 |
| FEB | 1966 | - | FEB | 1966 | Collision at sea USS Rush DD 714 |
| FEB | 1966 | - | JUL | 1966 | Mediterranean |
| AUG | 1966 | - | Shellback Initiation - 26 AUG 1966 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1966 | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 AUG 1966 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1966 | - | DEC | 1966 | Guantanamo Bay |
| FEB | 1967 | - | Shellback Initiation - 7 FEB 1967 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1967 | - | MAR | 1967 | Collision at sea USS Wasp CVS 18 |
| SEP | 1967 | - | SEP | 1968 | Mediterranean |
AO-26 General Specifications
Class: Cimarron-class oiler
Complement: 304 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 7470 tons
Length: 553 feet
Beam: 75 feet
Draft: 32 feet 4 in
Final Disposition: Sold for scrapping 24 September 1970