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AO-105 Mispillion

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons




Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (4) - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2)
Third Row - Korean Service Medal (8) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Taiwan Straits, 6-Quemoy-Matsu, 1-Vietnam, 4-Korea) - Vietnam Service Medal (9)
Fourth Row - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
Cimmeron Class Fleet Oiler:
  • Laid down, 14 February 1945, as a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A3) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission contract, (MC hull 2701), at Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock, Chester, PA.
  • Launched, 10 August 1945
  • Commissioned USS Mispillion (AO-105), 29 December 1945, CDR. R. E. Wingler in command
  • Placed in commission in reserve for "Jumboization", 16 April 1965, at Toledo, OH., completed at Boston, MA., and placed in full commission, 6 September 1966
  • Decommissioned, 26 July 1974
  • Placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Mispillion (T-AO-105) in 1975
  • Placed out of service circa 1994
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 February 1995
  • Title transferred to MARAD for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Cimmeron 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
     "Jumboization" Specifications:
    Displacement 12,840 t.(lt) 33,987 t.(fl)
    Length 644"
    Draft 34' 9"
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    USS Mispillion (AO-105)
    Mispillion 84k Mispillion (AO-105) in San Francisco Bay, in "pre-jumboization" configuration, date unknown.
    US Navy photo from DANFS.    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    Mispillion 86k Mispillion (AO-105) crew photo, circa 1954. Anonymous Donor
    Mispillion 100k Mispillion (AO-105) underway off San Diego, CA., date unknown. Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    USNS Mispillion (T-AO-105)
    Mispillion 189k Mispillion (T-AO-105), in "post-jumboization" configuration, date and place unknown. William Zarkas, Retired MSC Boatswain
    President, MSC Retiree Association
    Mispillion 644k Mispillion (T-AO-105) underway, date and location unknown. David Buell
    View Mispillion (AO-105) Memorabilia
    View the Mispillion (AO-105)
    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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