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AO-100 Chukawan

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


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (3) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Lebanon)
Cimmeron Class Fleet Oiler:
  • Laid down (date unknown) as a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A3) tanker hull, under a Maritime Commission contract, at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD.
  • Launched, 28 August 1945
  • Commissioned USS Chukawan (AO-100), 22 January 1946, CDR. G. H. Burrows, USNR, in command
  • Decommissioned, 13 June 1972, Pier 2, Naval Station Norfolk, VA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1972
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service, 1 March 1973
    Specifications:
    Displacement 7,236 t.(lt) 25,440 t.(fl)
    Length 553'
    Beam 75'
    Draft 32'
    Speed 18 kts.
    Complement 314
    Armament
    one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
    four single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    four twin 20mm AA gun mounts
    Cargo Capacity 146,000 barrels
    Propulsion geared turbines, twin screws, 30,400hp
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    Chukawan 86k Chukawan (AO-100), circa 1956, place unknown. Photo by Larry Bohn
    Chukawan 66k Chukawan (AO-100) replenishing Albany (CG-10), in the Caribbean Sea, December 1966 © Richard Leonhardt
    Chukawan 213k Chukawan (AO-100) replenishing Goodrich (DD-831) and Power (DD-839), date and place unknown. Mike Smolinski
    Chukawan 68k Chukawan (AO-100) underway while replenishing another ship, date and location unknown. Stanley C. Svec
    Chukawan 84k Chukawan (AO-100) refueling Boston (CAG-1) while operating in the Mediterranean, 15 September 1962.
    US Navy photo # USN 1063227 dated 9/15/62, from the archives of the US Navy Photographic Center, Naval Station, Washington, 25, D.C.    		 David Buell
    Chukawan 64k Chukawan (AO-100) decommissioning ceremony invitation for 13 June 1972 at Naval Station Norfolk, VA. Robert Wujcik USS Chukawan
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    Fleet Reserve Association
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