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AO-107 Passumpsic

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Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (17 January 1991) - Joint Meritorious Unit Award - Navy Unit Commendation
Second Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (3) - Navy Expeditionary Medal (6 Iran/Indian Ocean) - National Defense Service Medal (2)
Third Row - Korean Service Medal (9) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Taiwan Straits, 3-Korea, 3-Vietnam, 1-Op. Frequent Wind) - Vietnam Service Medal (10)
Fourth Row - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal (1-Frequent Wind) - United Nations Service Medal
Fifth Row - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive) -
Cimmeron Class Fleet Oiler / Jumboized:
  • Laid down, 8 March 1945, as a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A3) tanker hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2703) at Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock, Chester, PA.
  • Launched, 31 October 1945
  • Commissioned USS Passumpsic (AO-107), 1 April 1946, CAPT. C.M. Ryan in command
  • Jumboized, at American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, OH., 26 November 1964 to 10 January 1966
  • Decommissioned, 24 July 1973, and placed in service, 24 July 1973, with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Passumpsic (T-AO-107)
  • Placed out of service, 18 January 1991, custody transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD), at Yokohama, Japan
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 18 December 1991
  • Sold, 19 December 1991, to Trusha Investments Pte., LTD., Singapore, for $1,357,236
  • Final Disposition, resold, 1 July 1992, to Apollo Uikas Steels Pvt., LTD, India, for scrapping
  • Passumpsic earned nine battle stars for Korean War service
    Specifications:
    Displacement
    As Build 7,423 t.(lt) 25,500 t.(fl)
    Jumboized 12,840 t.(lt) 34,350 t.(fl)
    Length
    As Built 553'
    Jumboized 644"
    Beam 75'
    Draft
    As Built 32'
    Jumboized 36'
    Speed 18.3 kts.
    Complement 304
    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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    Passumpsic 65k Passumpsic (AO-107) underway, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Courtesy Robert H Brockman MMC USN Ret USS Passumpsic AO-107 web site
    Passumpsic 249k Passumpsic (AO-107) underway while fully rigged, off San Clemente Island CA., 1956. Lawrence K. Brown ETC USN Ret
    Passumpsic 163k Passumpsic (AO-107) underway while refueling the Seventh Fleet Flagship St Paul (CA-73) in the Pacific Ocean, 21 March 1961. Photo signed by VADM Charles D. Griffin, Commander Seventh Fleet P.F. Suleski USS Passumpsic
    Passumpsic 335k Passumpsic (AO-107) moored pierside at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, circa 1960-62. P.F. Suleski USS Passumpsic
    Passumpsic 78k Passumpsic (AO-107) underway, after jumboization, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Courtesy Robert H Brockman MMC USN Ret USS Passumpsic AO-107 web site
    Passumpsic 62k Passumpsic (AO-107) underway while refueling two destroyers, circa 1969-70, place unknown. Photo taken from Niagara Falls (AFS-3).
    US Navy photo    		 Photo by William P. Jones, MD USS Niagara Falls
    Passumpsic 69k Passumpsic at anchor in Subic Bay P.I., January 1973 Photo by Ralph Turner USS Passumpsic
    Passumpsic 106k Passumpsic at anchor in Subic Bay P.I., January 1973 Photo by Ralph Turner USS Passumpsic
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