USS Chiwawa
id:
uss-chiwawa-170-1253190
title:
USS Chiwawa
text:
USS Chiwawa (AO-68) is a former T3-S-A1 Kennebec-class oiler constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only U.S. Navy ship named for the Chiwawa River in Washington. Chiwawa was launched 25 June 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Sparrows Point, Maryland, under a Maritime Commission contract as SS Samoset, sponsored by Mrs. H. G. Smith, acquired by the Navy 24 December 1942 and commissioned the same day, reporting to the Atlantic Fleet. Chiwawa was designated a T3-S-A1 de
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Oiler of the United States Navy
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Chiwawa
date created:
2007-08-14T17:41:18Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T19:58:57Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q7868346","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7868346"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/USS_Chiwawa_%28AO-68%29_at_anchor_off_Okinawa_on_7_September_1945.jpg","width":757,"height":567}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16