_at_anchor%2c_circa_in_1945_(NH_78549).jpg) Caney in 1945 | |
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USSCaney |
| Namesake | Caney River in Kansas and Oklahoma |
| Builder | Marinship,Sausalito, California |
| Launched | 8 October 1944 |
| Commissioned | 25 March 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 27 February 1946 |
| Stricken | 27 February 1946 |
| Acquired | February 1948 |
| In service | 18 July 1950, asUSNSCaney (T-AO-95) |
| Out of service | (date unknown) |
| Stricken | (date unknown) |
| Honors & awards | 2battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Escambia-classreplenishment oiler |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 523 ft 6 in (159.56 m) |
| Beam | 68 ft (21 m) |
| Draft | 30 ft 10 in (9.40 m) |
| Propulsion | Turbo-electric,single screw, 8,000 shp (5,966 kW) |
| Speed | 15knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Capacity | 140,000 barrels (22,000 m3) |
| Complement | 267 |
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USSCaney (AO-95) was anEscambia-classreplenishment oiler acquired by theUnited States Navy for use duringWorld War II. She had the dangerous but necessary task of providing fuel to vessels in combat and non-combat areas. She served in thePacific Ocean Theatre of operations late in the war, and returned home with twobattle stars.
Caney was launched on 8 October 1944 byMarinship Corp.,Sausalito, California, under aMaritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. J. L. Simpson; acquired by the Navy on 25 March 1945, and commissioned the same day and reported to the Pacific Fleet.
Caney sailed fromSan Pedro, California, on 12 May 1945 forUlithi, the base from which she operated while fueling ships serving onradar picket and patrol duties atOkinawa. From 3 July through the end of the war, she steamed with the logistic group supportingtask force TF 38 in its bombardments and air strikes pounding the Japanese home islands.
The oiler remained off Okinawa serving ships engaged in occupation duty until 16 November, when she got underway forSan Francisco,California, andGalveston, Texas.Caney was decommissioned on 27 February 1946 atBeaumont, Texas, and delivered to theWar Shipping Administration the same day.
Reacquired by the Navy in February 1948, she was transferred to theMilitary Sea Transportation Service on 18 July 1950, where she served asUSNSCaney (T-AO-95) in a noncommissioned status with a civilian crew.
Caney was placed out of service and struck from theNaval Register on 21 May 1959. She was then transferred toMARAD for lay up in theNational Defense Reserve Fleet,Mobile, Alabama.
Caney was acquired by theUnited States Army in 1966 and converted at Bender Shipbuilding and Repair Co.,Mobile, Alabama, into afloating power station forVietnam service.
She was sold for scrapping on 9 September 1974, at Vung Tau, South Vietnam.
Caney received twobattle stars for World War II service.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.
