THE "FAST ATTACK OILER"was built by GENERAL DYNAMICS, in Quincy, Massachusetts.
The 4th ship of the AOR-1, WITCHITA CLASS
The award date was 06 JUL 1966
She was laid on 22 JAN 1969
She was launched on 23 APR 1970
She was delivered on 28 OCT 1970
She was commissioned on 05 DEC 1970, homeported out of Norfolk, Virginia
She was decommissioned on 28 JUL 1995
She was stricken on 29 OCT 1998

OVERALL LENGTH: 657 feet
WATERLINE LENGTH: 639 feet
EXTREME BEAM: 96 feet
WATERLINE BEAM: 96 feet
DEPTH TO MAIN DECK: 56 feet
MAX. NAVIGATIONAL DRAFT: 35 feet
DRAFT LIMIT: 37 feet
LIGHT DISPLACEMENT: 13,214 tons
FULL DISPLACEMENT: 39,310 tons
DEAD WEIGHT: 26,096 tons
HULL AND SUPERSTRUCTURE: steel
NO. OF SHAFTS & PROPELLERS: 2
SHAFT HORSEPOWER: 32,000
PROPELLER WEIGHT (EACH): 50,000 pounds
PROPULSION TYPE: steam turbine
NO. OF BOILERS: 3
TOP SPEED: 21 knots
TURBINE GENERATORS: 4 - 2,000 KW
DIESEL GENERATORS: 1- 500 KW

SHIPBOARD CAPACITIES INCLUDE:
CARGO FUEL CAPACITY: 7,200,000 gallons
CARGO FUEL PUMPING RATE: 27,000 gallons per minute
FRESH WATER MAKING CAPACITY: 40,000 gallons per day
AMMUNITION, PROVISIONS, and DRY CARGO CAPACITY: 850 tons

CREW ACCOMMODATIONS INCLUDE:
OFFICERS: 29 ENLISTED: 458

On 27 January, 2009, the Department of Transportation signed a fee for service contract worth $515,726.00 with ESCO Marine of Brownsville Texas, to scrap ex-Savannah.

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