CIMARRON (AO-177)
Year Built
1979
Official Number
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Shipyard
Avondale Marine Ways
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Type
Military
Ship Length
700.00 feet
Beam
88.00 feet
Mast Height
133.40 feet
Net Tons
--
Gross Tons
37260.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
32.00 tons
Draft, Lightweight
18.50 tons
Displacement, Summer
36977.00 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
11645.00 tons
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sold - No Further Info
Historical Narrative
USS Cimarron is a single shaft, steam turbine propulsion,
steel hull, 700-foot long oiler.
The ship was laid down on May 18, 1978
by Avondale Shipyard, New Orleans, Louisiana, and was launched on April
28, 1979. Cimarron was commissioned on January 10, 1981.
Last
homeported at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, it was decommissioned on December
15, 1998 and transferred to the Maritime Administration on July 28,
2001. The ship was moored at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet until November 7, 2012, when it was sold for disposition.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| Cimmaron-Class Booklet of General Plans.pdf |
|
Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
|
Entry
| 2/9/1999 | |
|
Interim Movement
| 7/28/2001 | |
|
Disposition
| 7/28/2001 | MARAD accepted title 07-28-01 |
|
Cleared Historic Review
| 6/21/2005 | California SHPO cleared the ship for disposal on this date. |
|
Withdrawal
| 11/7/2012 | Vessel departed under domestic sale contract with ESCO Marine, Inc. |
Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/1979 | Historical | Cimmaron-Class Booklet of General Plans.pdf |
|
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
No ship wreck information for this vessel
