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AO-147 USS Truckee  
Namesake. Truckee River in NV and CA
Builder. New York Shipbuilding, Camden, NJ
Laid down. 21 Dec 1953
Launched. 10 Mar 1955
Commissioned. 18 Nov 1955
Decommissioned. 30 Jan 1980
In service. 30 Jan 1980
Out of service. 1994
Reclassified. T-AO-147, 30 Jan 1980
Stricken. 18 July 1997
Motto. Servimus (Latin: "We Serve")
Fate. Scrapped on 6 Aug 2008
Class and type. Neosho-class oiler
Displacement.	
11,600 long tons (11,786 t) light
38,000 long tons (38,610 t) full
Length	655 ft (200 m)
Beam. 86 ft (26 m)
Draft. 35 ft (11 m)
Propulsion.	
2 geared turbines
2 boilers
2 shafts
28,000 shp (20.9 MW)
Speed. 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Capacity. 180,000 bbl (29,000 m3)
Complement	
USS : 324
USNS : 106 Civilian mariners, 21 Navy
Armament.	
2 × single 5"/38 caliber dual purpose guns
6 × twin 3"/50 caliber dual purpose guns

AO-147 USS Truckee

Namesake. Truckee River in NV and CA
Builder. New York Shipbuilding, Camden, NJ
Laid down. 21 Dec 1953
Launched. 10 Mar 1955
Commissioned. 18 Nov 1955
Decommissioned. 30 Jan 1980
In service. 30 Jan 1980
Out of service. 1994
Reclassified. T-AO-147, 30 Jan 1980
Stricken. 18 July 1997
Motto. Servimus (Latin: "We Serve")
Fate. Scrapped on 6 Aug 2008
Class and type. Neosho-class oiler
Displacement.
11,600 long tons (11,786 t) light
38,000 long tons (38,610 t) full
Length 655 ft (200 m)
Beam. 86 ft (26 m)
Draft. 35 ft (11 m)
Propulsion.
2 geared turbines
2 boilers
2 shafts
28,000 shp (20.9 MW)
Speed. 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Capacity. 180,000 bbl (29,000 m3)
Complement
USS : 324
USNS : 106 Civilian mariners, 21 Navy
Armament.
2 × single 5"/38 caliber dual purpose guns
6 × twin 3"/50 caliber dual purpose guns

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