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AO-177 Cimarron

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (3) - National Defense Service Medal
Bottom Row - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (7-Persian Gulf) - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler:
  • Laid down, 18 March 1978 at Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, LA
  • Launched, 28 April 1979
  • Commissioned USS Cimarron (AO-177), 10 January 1981, at Oakland, CA., CAPT. Robert S. Black USN in command
  • Decommissioned, 15 December 1998
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 3 May 1999
  • Title transfer to MARAD, 3 May 1999, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 11,645 t.(lt) 37,840 t.(fl)
    Length 708'
    Beam 88'
    Draft 32' (max.)
    Speed 20 kts.
    Complement 15 Officers, 318 Enlisted
    Armament two Phalanx CIWS
    Capacity 180,000 barrels petroleum products, 600 tons ammunition
    Propulsion two boilers, one steam turbine, single shaft, 24,000shp
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    Cimarron 53k Cimarron (AO-177) during a full power run while undergoing fleet acceptance trials in 1981 off the California coast. Robert Hurst
    Cimarron 252k Cimarron (AO-177) moored after recently arriving at San Diego in August 1981. Photo by ©David Buell
    Cimarron 61k Cimarron (AO-177) entering San Francisco Bay, with the Golden Gate Bridge in background.
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    Cimarron 53k Cimarron (AO-177) underway, date and location unknown. Chris Plum
    Cimarron 65k Cimarron (AO-177) underway, date and location unknown. Chris Plum
    Cimarron 60k Cimarron (AO-177) underway, date and location unknown. Chris Plum
    Cimarron 76k Cimarron (AO-177) drydocked, date and location unknown. Chris Plum
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