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Lost to enemy action, 1 March 1942

USS Pecos (AO-6)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - China Service Medal - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp)
Bottom Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal
Kanawha/Cuyama Class Fleet Oiler:
  • Laid down, 2 June 1920, as Pecos (Fuel Ship #18) at Boston Navy Yard, Boston, MA.
  • Launched, 23 April 1921
  • Commissioned USS Pecos, (AO-6), 25 August 1921
  • Lost to enemy action, 1 March 1942, air attack from Japanese aircraft carrier aircraft
  • Newspaper article that reported the sinking of USS Pecos
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Pecos earned one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 5,723 t.(lt) 14,800 t.(fl)
    Length 475' 7"
    Beam 56' 3"
    Draft 26' 8"
    Speed 14 kts.
    Complement 317
    Armament
    two single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts
    two twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    two twin 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion system unknown
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    Pecos 95k USS Pecos (AO-6) at anchor, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 .
    Pecos 185k USS Pecos (AO-6) at anchor, date and location unknown.
    US National Archives photo # 80-G-21482, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.    		 David Merrill
    USS Canisteo web site
    Pecos 60k USS Pecos (AO-6) at anchor, date and location unknown.
    Imperial War Museum photo.    		 Robert Hurst
    View the USS Pecos (AO-6)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Newspaper Account of the Sinking of Aircraft Tender AV-3 Langley Fleet Oiler AO-6 Pecos and Destroyer DD-226 Peary
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    Last Updated 29 February 2008