USS Salamonie (AO-26) Refueling ships on December 8,1958 off Majorca, Mediterranean Sea. Alongside to starboard the USS Newman K. Perry (DD-883). Photo taken from USS Randolph (CVA-15) as she pulls away from alongside and courtesy of CDR John Dowd, USNR

Salamonie: Wartime Configuration

• Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler:
• Displacement: 24,830 tons
• Length: 553'
• Beam: 75'
• Draft: 32'
• Speed: 18 knots
• Armament: 4 5"/38 DP, 4x2 40mm, 4x2 20mm
• Complement:
• Capacity: 146,000 barrels
• Geared turbines engines, twin screws, 30,400 hp
• Maritime Commission type
• Built at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. and commissioned 28 Apr 1941
• ex-SS Esso Columbia
• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Salamonie

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