USS Leopard
.jpg) USS Leopard, circa 1944
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Laid down | 5 October 1943 |
| Launched | 15 November 1943 |
| Commissioned | 26 December 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 21 June 1946 |
| Stricken | 3 July 1946 |
| Fate | Disposed of by the WSA |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 15,425 tons |
| Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m) |
| Speed | 11 knots |
| Complement | 97 officers and men |
| Armament |
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USS Leopard (IX-122), an
launched on 15 November 1943 sponsored by Mrs. William B. Bankhead, acquired by the Navy 24 December 1943, and commissioned
on 26 December 1943.
Originally designed to carry dry cargo, Leopard was converted to a tanker, and departed
Key West, Florida, on 18 January 1944 for the southwest Pacific. Arriving Bora Bora, Society Islands, on 27 February, she performed harbor fueling operations out of Australia and New Guinea until mid-April when she sailed for the Admiralty Islands. For the rest of the war, Leopard continued harbor fueling duties in the vicinity of New Guinea
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Following
decommissioned there 21 June 1946 and was delivered to the War Shipping Administration the same day for disposal. Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register
on 3 July 1946.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.