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AO-93 / T-AO-93 Soubarissen

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Kilo - Juliet - Foxtrot
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Suamico Class Fleet Oiler:
  • Laid down, 19 June 1944, as, SS Mission Santa Ana, a Maritime Commission type (T2-SE-A2) tanker hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1828) at Marinship, Sausalito, CA.
  • Launched, 12 August 1944
  • Commissioned USS Soubarissen (AO-93), 5 January 1945, CDR. William H. Fogarty, USNR, in command
  • During World War II Soubarissen was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:
  • Decommissioned in May 1946, at Mobile , AL.
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, AL.
  • Reacquired by the Navy, 19 February 1948
  • Assigned to the Navy Transportation Service (NTS) as Soubarissen (AO-93) chartered to Marine Transport Lines, Inc., for operations
  • Control transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 1 October 1949, redesignated USNS Soubarissen (T-AO-93)
  • Placed out of service, 20 April 1955 and transferred to Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX.
  • Reactivated, 6 July 1956 and placed in service by MSTS
  • Placed out of service, 30 December 1958 nd transferred to Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July1961
  • Final Disposition, disposed of by MARAD 19 March 1992, fate unknown
  • Soubarissen received one battle star for World War II service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 5,782 t.(lt) 21,650 t.(fl)
    Length 523' 6"
    Beam 68'
    Draft 30' 10"
    Speed 15.1 kts.
    Complement 255
    Armament
    one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
    four single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts Cargo Capacity 140,000 barrels
    Propulsion turbo-electric, twin screws, 8,000shp
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    Soubarissen 135k Soubarissen (AO-93) launching at Marinship Corp., Sausalito, CA., 12 August 1944.
    US Maritime Commission photo    		 Ron Titus
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
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