USS Mississinewa

USS Mississinewa (AO-59) was the first of two United States Navy ships of the name. She was a T3-S2-A1 auxiliary oiler of the US Navy, laid down on 5 October 1943 by the Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc., Sparrows Point, Maryland; launched on 28 March 1944; sponsored by Miss Margaret Pence; and commissioned on 18 May 1944. Mississinewa was commanded by Captain Philip G. Beck. The ship is named for the Mississinewa River of eastern Indiana.

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speed 18 knot, 
Cimarron-class oiler, replenishment oiler, Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard, United States Navy, 

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  USS Mississinewa ⓘ
  1944 Cimarron-class oiler

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1944-03-28T00:00:00Z

1944-03-28T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1944-05-19T00:00:00Z

1944-05-19T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1943-10-05T00:00:00Z

1943-10-05T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Frameless

USS Mississinewa (AO-59) anchored in Hampton Roads, Virginia (USA), on 25 May 1944 (NH 97279)

USS Mississinewa (AO-59) underway, circa in May 1944 (NH 97280)

Sinking of the the fleet oiler USS Mississinewa, victim of Kaiten Type-1 attack

Sinking in Ulithi anchorage after USS Mississinewa (AO-59) was hit by a Japanese Kaiten suicide torpedo, 20 November 1944.

USS Mississinewa (AO-59) burning

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		USS Mississinewa	Cimarron-class oiler, replenishment oiler	Wikidata
commons	image		USS Mississinewa (AO-59) anchored in Hampton Roads, Virginia (USA), on 25 May 1944 (NH 97279)		Commons
commons	image		USS Mississinewa (AO-59) underway, circa in May 1944 (NH 97280)		Commons
commons	image		Sinking of the the fleet oiler USS Mississinewa, victim of Kaiten Type-1 attack		Commons
commons	image		Sinking in Ulithi anchorage after USS Mississinewa (AO-59) was hit by a Japanese Kaiten suicide torpedo, 20 November 1944.		Commons
commons	image		USS Mississinewa (AO-59) burning		Commons