USS Cimarron (AO-177)
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USS Cimarron before the jumboization, 1983
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Cimarron |
Namesake | Cimarron River |
Awarded | 9 August 1976 |
Builder | Avondale Shipyards |
Laid down | 18 May 1978 |
Launched | 28 April 1979 |
Acquired | 15 December 1980 |
Commissioned | 10 January 1981 |
Decommissioned | 15 December 1998 |
Stricken | 3 May 1999 |
Identification | IMO number: 7638430 |
Motto | "First in Service" |
Fate | Scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 36,977 tons full load |
Length | 708 ft (216 m) |
Beam | 88 ft (27 m) |
Draft | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
Propulsion | Steam Turbine |
Speed | 21.8 kn (40.4 km/h) |
Complement | 17 officers, 205 enlisted |
Armament | 4 × .50-caliber Machine Guns |
USS Cimarron (AO-177) was the
Jumboization
To increase the fueled load of the Cimarron-class oilers, it was decided in the late 1980s to lengthen the ships back in
Operational service
On 26 March 1993 following an emergent underway, Cimarron suffered a main steam leak and Main Reduction Gear (MRG) casualty. The backup Electric Lube Oil Service Pump (ELOP) was degraded and when the ship lost main steam, she subsequently lost MRG lube oil pressure. 18 of 30 journal bearings for the MRG, HP and LP turbines were wiped and Cimarron had to be towed back into Pearl Harbor by USS Salvor. Cimarron spent the summer from March 27 to September 27 in the shipyards repairing the MRG.
After the ship was in
July 1990 - USS Cimarron (AO 177) rescues 25 refugees adrift southeast of Subic Bay, Philippines.[2]
In the early hours of 31 March 1994, Cimarron ran aground off Iroquois Point, Hawaii and despite efforts under her own power she had to request USS Salvor to remove her off the sand bar. The ship received only minor damage. In April 1994 she was underway to American Samoa to celebrate the island's Flag Day.
In November 1994, during ordnance on-load, a Fireman noticed a major leak in the lube oil service system. Investigation led to the discovery of corroded lube oil piping in the Steam Driven Lube Oil Service Pump (SLOP) discharge under the deckplates. Cimarron began repairs and deployment was delayed for two days. Also during this time, NIS investigations began due to rape allegations of a female Cimarron junior sailor against a male Cimarron officer. The investigation revealed other fraternization issues and a large investigation was conducted regarding the command climate. A total of 21 personnel were relieved of their duties.
However, to save expenses and in keeping with the Navy's move away from steam propulsion, the class was to be replaced by the diesel-powered
Awards
- Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - (Aug-Nov 1990) BATTLE GROUP DELTA
- Navy E Ribbon - (1982, 1983, 1984, 1990)
- Southwest Asia Service Medal - (1990, 1994)
- Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
- Humanitarian Service Medal - (25 Jul 1990)
- Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Award - (1984)
Deployments
- November 1982 - May 1983
- May 1984 - November 1984
- February 1986 - August 1986
- August 1987 - March 1988 ("Midway" Battle Group)
- March 1990 - November 1990 (Independence Battle Group)
- November 1994 - April 1995 (Constellation Battle Group)
- April 1997 - October 1997 (Constellation Battle Group)
References
- ^ "USS CIMARRON (A0-177) 1992, 1993, 1994 CHR_FINAL_Redacted" (PDF). www.history.navy.mil. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "This Day In Naval History: July 25". MarineLink. 2016-07-25. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Navsource
- USS Cimarron Association
- Wildenberg, Thomas (1996). Gray Steel and Black Oil: Fast Tankers and Replenishment at Sea in the U.S. Navy, 1912-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. Retrieved 2009-04-28.