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History
USS RamapoUnited States
NameRamapo
NamesakeRamapo River
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.
Laid down16 January 1919
Launched11 September 1919
Commissioned15 November 1919
Decommissioned10 January 1946
Stricken21 January 1946
FateSold into commercial service, 1948
General characteristics
Class and typePatoka Replenishment oiler
Displacement16,800 long tons (17,070 t) (full)
Length477 ft 10 in (145.64 m)
Beam60 ft (18 m)
DraftMax. 29 ft (8.8 m)
Speed11.2 knots (20.7 km/h; 12.9 mph)
Capacity70,000 barrels
Complement90
Armament
  • 2 × single 5"/38 caliber guns
  • 4 × twin 20 mm guns

USS Ramapo (AO-12), was a Patoka-class replenishment oiler. It was built under U.S. Shipping Board contract, was laid down on 16 January 1919 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia; launched on 11 September 1919; and commissioned on 15 November 1919.

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