USS Kaskaskia (AO-27)
USS Kaskaskia (AO-27) and USS Hart (DD-594) refueling at sea on 16 December 1944
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| Name: | USS Kaskaskia |
| Builder: | Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia |
| Launched: | 29 September 1939 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy |
| Acquired: | 22 October 1940 |
| Commissioned: | 29 October 1940 |
| Decommissioned: | 21 October 1957 |
| Struck: | 2 January 1959 |
| Recommissioned: | 6 December 1961 |
| Decommissioned: | December 1969 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, September 1970 |
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| Class and type: | Cimarron-class oiler |
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| Length: | 553 ft (169 m) |
| Beam: | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Draft: | 32 ft 4 in (9.86 m) |
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| Speed: | 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h) |
| Complement: | 304 |
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| Operations: | World War II, Korean War |
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USS Kaskaskia (AO-27) was a Cimarron-class fleet replenishment oiler serving in the United States Navy, named for the Kaskaskia River in Illinois.
Kaskaskia was launched 29 September 1939 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia; sponsored by Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy; acquired by the Navy from Esso Oil Company, 22 October 1940; and commissioned 29 October 1940, Commander U.S. Gregory in command.
Kaskaskia cleared Boston, Mass19 November 1940 for Pearl Harbor, arriving 3 January 1941. She transported oil between West Coast ports and Pearl Harbor, making six cruises before 7 August, when she made an oil run to Johnston Island. The oiler returned to Mare Island 10 September for overhaul and repairs. In San Francisco when the Japanese made their surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Kaskaskia immediately began preparations to join the Service Force in the Pacific.
Sailing from San Diego 6 January 1942, Kaskaskia commenced fueling operations en route before arriving Pago Pago 20 January. For the next six months she operated out of Nom-a refueling the ships engaged in the violent struggle to stem the Japanese advance. The oiler arrived Kodiak, Alaska, 3 July with a cargo of oil and fuel to be used in the Aleutian Islands campaign. She returned to Wilmington, California, loaded oil and aviation gasoline and continued oil runs to Alaskan ports until she steamed to Nouméa late in March 1943. Kaskaskia supplied many ships, increasing the mobility of the fleet during the successful campaigns in the South Pacific.
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