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USS Chipola (AO-63) was a Cimarron-class fleet oiler acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served her country primarily in the Pacific Theater of Operations , and provided petroleum products where needed to combat ships.
USS Conecuh (AO/AOR-110) The first ship to carry the AOR-designation was USS Conecuh , which was acquired as a war prize in 1946. She was the former German tanker Dithmarschen , and she served in the US Navy from 1953 through 1956, where she was used to test the concept of the AOE/AOR.
The Cimarron-class oilers were an underway replenishment class of oil tankers which were first built in 1939 as "National Defense Tankers," United States Maritime Commission Type T3-S2-A1, designed "to conform to the approved characteristics for naval auxiliaries in speed, radius and structural strength", anticipating their militarization in the event of war.
Category: Vietnam War auxiliary ships of the United States. ... USS Chemung (AO-30) USNS Cheyenne; USS Chipola; USS Cimarron (AO-22) USS Caliente; USS Cohoes (AN-78)
USS Ashtabula: North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin: Lost overboard [65] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] June 5: Payne, Kylis T: Seaman: US Navy: USS Chipola: South Vietnam, South China Sea: Lost overboard [66] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] June 6: Fowler, James A: Major: USAF: 523rd Tactical Fighter Squadron: North Vietnam, Yên Bái
Canoes and small boats attempting to blockade the USS Nitro as it departed for Vietnam. Crew members aboard the USS Nitro, a munitions ship loaded with armament at the Naval Weapons Station Earle at Earle, New Jersey, staged one of the most dramatic protests. Worried about the war and the unsafe conditions on board they contacted civilian ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with C. . For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the List of current ships of the United States Navy.
2 January U.S. Army UH-1B gunship shot down in the Battle of Ap Bac. The Battle of Ap Bac was the first major combat victory by the VC against the ARVN and U.S. forces. The battle took place near the hamlet of Ap Bac, 65 km (40 mi) southwest of Saigon in the Mekong Delta.