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USS Rio GrandeUnited States
NameUSS Rio Grande
NamesakeRio Grande in Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas
Orderedas T1-MT-M1 tanker hull
BuilderSeattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down30 June 1942
Launched23 September 1942
Commissioned10 April 1943
Decommissioned28 June 1946
In service12 October 1950
Out of service6 January 1956
Stricken1 July 1960
FateSold for scrapping, 7 February 1972
General characteristics
Class and typePatapsco-class gasoline tanker
Tonnage2,210 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Displacement
  • 1,850 long tons (1,880 t) light
  • 4,130 long tons (4,196 t) full load
Length310 ft 9 in (94.72 m)
Beam48 ft 6 in (14.78 m)
Draft15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Propulsion4 × General Electric diesel-electric engines, twin shafts, 3,300 hp (2,461 kW)
Speed15.5 knots (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h)
Complement131
Armament
  • 4 × 3"/50 caliber guns
  • 12 × 20 mm AA
Service record
Operations: World War II, Korean War

USS Rio Grande (AOG-3) was aPatapsco-class gasoline tanker in service with the United States Navy from 1943–1946 and 1950–1956. She was scrapped in 1972.

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