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USNS Pecos (T-AO-65)
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 USS Pecos (AO-65) (1942 - 1946)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Zulu - Golf - Oscar
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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive, 2 Jan 45, 4 Jan 45, 7 Jan 45)
Second Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (7) - World War II Victory Medal
Third Row - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal
Anacostia Class Fleet Oiler:
  • Laid down, 20 April 1942, as SS Corsicana, a Maritime Commission type (T2-SE-A1) tanker hull under Maritime Commission contract, (MC hull 325) at Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, PA.
  • Launched, 17 August 1942
  • Acquired by the Navy, 29 August 1942
  • Commissioned USS Pecos (AO-65), 5 October 1942, CDR. Gunnell in command
  • Decommissioned, 14 March 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register and transferred to the Maritime Commission, 1 April 1947, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay Group
  • Leased to Pacific Tankers under a GAA agreement, 20 October 1947
  • Title transferred to the US Navy, 29 January 1948
  • Reacquired by the Navy and reinstated on the Naval Register, 20 March 1950
  • Assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)
  • Placed in service as USNS Pecos (T-AO-65), 18 July 1950
  • Placed out of service, 6 August 1975 and transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 October 1974
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 6 August 1975, to Boston Medals Co., Baltimore, MD.
  • USS Pecos received seven battle stars for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 5,730 t.(lt) 21,880 t.(fl)
    Length 523' 6"
    Beam 68'
    Draft 30' 10" (limiting)
    Speed 15.1 kts. (trial)
    Complement 200
    Armament
    one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
    four single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    six twin 20mm AA gun mounts
    Cargo Capacity
    NSFO 120,400 Bbls
    Gasoline 575,000 Gals
    Fuel Capacity 9,235 Bbls
    Ships's Service Generators
    two turbo-drive 450Kw, 450V A.C.
    two turbo-drive 25Kw, 120V D.C.
    two turbo-drive 110Kw 120V D.C.
    one turbo-drive 50Kw 450V A.C.
    Propulsion
    one Westinghouse turbo-electric engine
    two Babcock and Wilcox header-type boilers, 450psi, 750°
    single propeller. 6,000shp
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    Pecos 49k USNS Pecos (T-AO-65) moored pierside at Bremen, Germany, while discharging a cargo of fuel for the US forces in Germany, 25 September 1968. Photo by Gerhard L. Mueller-Debus, Frankfurt, A.M., Germany
    Pecos 40k USNS Pecos (T-AO-65) moored pierside at Bremen, Germany, while discharging a cargo of fuel for the US forces in Germany, 25 September 1968. Photo by Gerhard L. Mueller-Debus, Frankfurt, A.M., Germany
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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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