USS Cimarron (AO-22)

	USS Cimarron (AO-22), off the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, on 6 February 1942
History
United States
Name	Cimarron
Namesake	The Cimarron River, in Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas
Ordered	as type (T2-S2-A1) hull, MCE hull 2
Builder	Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Chester, Pennsylvania
Cost	$880,250
Yard number	172
Way number	2
Laid down	25 April 1938
Launched	7 January 1939
Sponsored by	Mrs. Louise Harrington Leahy
Commissioned	20 March 1939
Decommissioned	1 October 1968
Stricken	10 October 1968
Identification	Hull symbol: AO-22; Callsign: NEMQ; ;
Fate	Transffered to MARAD and sold for scrapping, 15 September 1969
General characteristics
Class & type	Cimarron-class fleet oiler
Displacement	7,470 long tons (7,590 t) light; 24,830 long tons (25,228 t) full load;
Length	553 ft (169 m)
Beam	75 ft (23 m)
Draft	32 ft 4 in (9.86 m)
Propulsion	Twin screws, 30,400 shp (22,669 kW); Steam (600psi), NSFO;
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement	304
Sensors &; processing systems	Naval Gunfire Support (NGFS)
Armament	4 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal. guns; 4 × 40 mm AA guns; 4 × 20 mm AA guns; During Korean War reduced to:; 3 × 5 in./38 mounts; 3 in. mounts replaced 20 & 40 mm;
Service record
Operations	World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War
Awards	10 battle stars (World War II); 7 battle stars (Korea); 4 campaign stars (Vietnam);

USS Cimarron (AO-22) was the lead ship of the US Navy's Cimarron-class fleet oiler, serving from before World War II until the Vietnam War. She was the second ship to be named for the Cimarron River, that runs through Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas.