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USNS Passumpsic (T-AO-107)
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USS Passumpsic (AO-107) (1946 - 1973)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Hotel - November - Bravo NHNB
JANAP Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign - Barcardi (F)oxtrot - Section 6A of JANAP 119(F) 1968

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (17 January 1991) - Joint Meritorious Unit Award - Navy Unit Commendation
Second Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (3) - China Service Medal (extended) - Navy Expeditionary Medal (Iran/Indian Ocean)
Third Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2)
Fourth Row - Korean Service Medal (9) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Taiwan Straits, Korea, Vietnam, Op. Frequent Wind) - Vietnam Service Medal (11)
Fifth Row - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal (Frequent Wind) - United Nations Service Medal
Sixth Row - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler / Jumboized:

Laid down, 8 March 1945, as a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A3) tanker hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2703) at Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock, Chester, PA.

Launched, 31 October 1945

Commissioned USS Passumpsic (AO-107), 1 April 1946, CAPT. Roger D. Phillips, in command

Following World War II and the Korean War USS Passumpsic (AO-107) was assigned to Occupation and China service in the Far East for the following periods:

Navy Occupation Service Medal	China Service Medal (extended)
3 to 8 September 1946	14 to 25 September 1946
10 March to 4 April 1947	11 to 12 June 1947
8 to 18 April 1947	20 July to 14 September 1947
13 June to 13 July 1947	1 to 3 October 1947
24 to 30 September 1947	20 June to 12 September 1948
23 February to 2 March 1949	3 to 17 March 1949
18 March to 16 April 1949	11 to 16 September 1954
	3 to 22 February 1955

During the Korean War USS Passumpsic (AO-107) participated in the following campaigns:

Campaigns and Dates	Campaigns and Dates
Korean War Campaigns
North Korean Aggression 8 August to 12 September 1950 18 September to 1 November 1950	Second Korean Winter 9 to 7 and 23 December 1951 27 December 1951 to 3 January 52 12 to 16 January 1952
Communist China Aggression 6 November 1950 to 24 January 1951	Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952 4 to 7 and 16 to 25 October 1952 4 to 15 and 27 to 30 November 1952
Inchon Landing 13 to 17 September 1950	Third Korean Winter 1 to 8 December 1952 2 to 9 and 19 to 20 February 1953
First UN Counter Offensive 25 January to 19 March 1951	Korea, Summer-Fall 1953 10 to 23 July 1953
UN Summer-Fall Offensive 16 to 25 August 1951 6 to 15 and 25 to 30 September 1951

During the Vietnam War USS Passumpsic (AO-107) participated in the following campaigns:

Campaigns and Dates	Campaigns and Dates
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Advisory Campaign 18 to 20 April 1963 25 to 27 April 1963 5 to 12 March 1964	Tet 69/Counteroffensive 23 February to 2 March 1969 23 March to 1 April 1969 5 to 13 April 1969 19 April to 1 May 1969 9 to 16 and 22 to 28 May 1969
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II 24 October to 4 November 1966 10 to 20 and 25 to 29 December 1966	Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970 12 to 22 February 1970 1 to 23 and 27 to 28 March 1970 4 to 21 April 1970
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III 24 December 1967 to 7 January 1968 13 to 26 January 1968	Sanctuary Counteroffensive 5 to 13 and 17 to 24 May 1970 7 to 16 and 29 to 30 June 1970
Tet Counteroffensive 1 to 12 February 1968 21 February to 7 March 1968	Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII 11 to 16 and 21 to 28 April 1971 3 to 9 and 19 to 28 May 1971 31 May to 10 june 1971 15 to 19 and 25 to 30 June 1971
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV 21 to 30 April 1968 5 to 14 and 23 to 29 May 1968	Consolidation I 1 to 7, 14 to 21 and 26 to 29 July 1971 1 to 8 August 1971
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI 26-December 1968 to 8 January 1969 14 January to 2 February 1969 4 to 13 and 20 to 22 February 1969	Vietnam Ceasefire 19 to 22 May 1972 31 May to 7 June 1972 16 to 22 June 1972 29 June to 5 July 1972 13 to 17 July 1972 26 July to 6 August 1972 13 to 17 August 1972 29 August to 8 September 1972 14 to 26 September 1972 17 to 24 October 1972 2 to 13 November 1972 3 to 6, 12 to 16, and 21 to 22 December 1972 29 December 1972 to 7 January 1973 15 to 23 January 1973 6 to 12 February 1973

Jumboized, at American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, OH., 26 November 1964 to 10 January 1966

Decommissioned, 24 July 1973, and placed in service, 24 July 1973, with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Passumpsic (T-AO-107)

Placed out of service, 18 January 1991, custody transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD), at Yokohama, Japan

Struck from the Naval Register, 18 December 1991

USS Passumpsic earned nine battle stars for Korean War service and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal with eleven campaign stars for Vietnam War service

Sold, 19 December 1991, to Trusha Investments Pte., LTD., Singapore, for $1,357,236.pp

Final Disposition, resold, 1 July 1992, to Apollo Uikas Steels Pvt., LTD, India, for scrapping

Specifications:

Displacement
As Build 7,423 t.(lt) 25,440 t.(fl)
Jumboized 12,840 t.(lt) 34,475 t.(fl)

Length
As Built 553'
Jumboized 644'

Beam 75'

Draft
As Built 32'
Jumboized 35' 9" (lim)

Speed 18.3 kts.

Complement
As Build
Officers 22
Enlisted 282
Jumboized
Officers 16
Enlisted 230

Armament
one single 5"/38 cal dual purpose gun mount
four single 3"/50 cal dual purpose gun mounts
four twin 20mm AA gun mounts

Cargo Capacity 16,500 DWT
As Built
Oil 123,700 Bbls
Gasoline 788,000 Gals
Jumboized
NSFO 119,000 Bbls
JP-5 50,000 Bbls
AVGAS 8,700 Bbls

Fuel Capacity
15,000 Bbls

Propulsion
one Westinghouse geared turbines
two Babcock and Wilcox header-type boilers, 450psi 740°
double Westinghouse Main Reduction Gears
three turbo-drive 500Kw 450V A.C. Ship's Service Generators
twin rudders
twin propellers, 6,750shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS Passumpsic (AO-107)
	65k	*USS Passumpsic* (AO-107)** underway, date and location. US Navy photo	Courtesy Robert H Brockman MMC USN Ret USS Passumpsic AO-107 web site
	71k	*USS Passumpsic* (AO-107)** underway, date and location. US Navy Photo, courtesy Auke Vissar's Famous T-Tanker Pages	Robert Hurst
	249k	*USS Passumpsic* (AO-107)** underway while fully rigged, off San Clemente Island CA., 1956.	Lawrence K. Brown ETC USN Ret
	163k	*USS Passumpsic* (AO-107) refueling the Seventh Fleet Flagship USS St Paul (CA-73)** in the Pacific Ocean, 21 March 1961. Photo signed by VADM Charles D. Griffin, Commander Seventh Fleet	P.F. Suleski USS Passumpsic
	335k	*USS Passumpsic* (AO-107) moored pierside at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan**, circa 1960-62.	P.F. Suleski USS Passumpsic
	50k	*USS Passumpsic* (AO-107) alongside USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14)** while conducting an underway replenishment in WestPac, circa 3 January to 15 July 1963	Sal Vacca, AE2, VAW-11 Detachment Bravo, USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14)
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	119k	*USS Passumpsic* (AO-107) as seen from USS Ranger (CVA-61), 11 May 1963. Passumpsic**'s aft refueling stations on both sides have been strengthened and transformed into a large goalpost mast. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo # None	Mike Green
091910735	126k	Jumboizing of *USS Passumpsic* (AO-107)*. Midbody section launching. 28 November1964, at American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, OH. US National Archives photo, a US Navy photo from American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain. from picryl.com*	John Spivey
091910733	77k	*USS Passumpsic* (AO-107)** underway, 15 November 1965, after being jumboized, location unknown. Photo source unknown from Auk Visser's Famous T-Tankers	Robert Hurst
091910734	22k	*USS Passumpsic* (AO-107)** underway, date and location unknown Photo source unknown from Auk Visser's Famous T-Tankers	Robert Hurst
	163k	*USS Passumpsic* (AO-107) coming alongside and taking on oil from USS Caliente (AO-53)** off the coast of Vietnam, circa 1967.	Photos by Bill Dougherty USS Caliente
	298k		Photos by Bill Dougherty USS Caliente
	55k	*USS Passumpsic* (AO-107)** underway during her WestPac deployment in 1967.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	84k	*USS Passumpsic* (AO-107) conducting an underway replenishment with USS Hancock (CVA-19)**, WestPac 1967.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
091904704	60k	*USS Neches* (AO-47), USS Passumpsic (AO-107) and USS Taluga (AO-62)** steam together in 1968, location unknown. U.S. Navy photo from USS Passumpsic (AO-107) 1968-1969 cruise book	Robert Hurst
091910732	184k		Robert Hurst
091910727	421k	*USS Passumpsic* (AO-107) replenishing via an UNREP/VERTEP USS Constellation (CVA-64) and the destroyers USS Mckean (DD-784) and USS Henderson (DD-785)** in Tonkin Gulf, 12 April 1970.	Photos by Mike Dunlap USS Constellation
091910728	261k
091910729	252k
091910730	213k
	62k	*USS Passumpsic* (AO-107) refueling two destroyers, circa 1969-70, place unknown. Photo taken from USS Niagara Falls (AFS-3)**. US Navy photo	Photo by William P. Jones, MD USS Niagara Falls
	11k	*USS Passumpsic* (AO-107)** underway during refueling in the Gulf of Tonkin, July 1971. Photos by CAPT. R. Scott Noble, USNR (Retired)	Joan L. Cahill
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	16k
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	69k	USS Passumpsic at anchor in Subic Bay P.I., January 1973	Photo by Ralph Turner USS Passumpsic
	106k	USS Passumpsic at anchor in Subic Bay P.I., January 1973	Photo by Ralph Turner USS Passumpsic
	34k	USS Passumpsic ship's plaque.	Don McGrogan. BMCS, USN (Ret.)
USNS Passumpsic (T-AO-107)
0594830	261k	Overhead view of *USS Morton* (DD-948) and USS Oriskany (CV-34) simultaneously refueling from USNS Passumpsic (T-AO-107)*, 16 March, 1974. US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo No. 1996.488.196.025*	Mike Green
	266k	*USNS Passumpsic* (T-AO-107)** two days after decommissioning, being maneuvered into a berth at Naval Supply Center Oakland, 26 July 1973. US Navy photo from the collections of the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum.	Darryl Baker
	109k	*USNS Passumpsic* (T-AO-107) photographed by aircraft assigned to USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)*, 25 February 1974 in the South China Sea. The large, tall object just forward of the after superstructure is the exhaust stack for the three diesel engines that had been installed there to power the ship's new cargo winches. The ship has just joined MSTS and has no armament or hull numbers on the bow or stern. US Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo # None*, courtesy Shipscribe.com.	Robert Hurst
	78k	*USNS Passumpsic* (T-AO-107)** underway, date and place unknown. US Navy photo	Courtesy Robert H Brockman MMC USN Ret USS Passumpsic AO-107 web site
091910731	235k	*USNS Passumpsic* (T-AO-107) refuelig guided missile cruiser USS Chicago (CG-11) in the Western Pacific, 14 March 1978. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command photo # USN 1172568 by PH1 A. E. Legare, USS Kitty Hawk.**	Robert Hurst
	1920k	*USNS Passumpsic* (T-AO-107)** underway in 1984, location unknown. Defense Imagery photo VIRIN: DN-SC-85-08578, a US Navy photo now in the collections of Defense Imagery.	Robert Hurst
091810557	335k	*USNS Passumpsic* (T-AO-107) and USNS Mispillion (T-AO-105) moored at Naval Ship Repair Facility, Subic Bay, Philippines, 2 January 1987. Note the optical differences between the two sister ships, one empty, one fully loaded. The destroyer USS Elliot (DD-967), the guided missile frigate USS Ramsey (FFG-2), and the amphibious assault ship USS Bellau Wood (LHA-3)** are visible in the background. US National Archives Identifier (NAID) 6483574, a US Navy photo by PH2(NAC) Sanner, now in the collections of the US National Archives.	Robert Hurst
	377k	*USNS Passumpsic* (T-AO-107)** berthed at the US Military Pier in Yokohama, Japan in November 1991.	Photo by Gerhard Mueller-Debus
	93k	*USNS Passumpsic* (T-AO-107)** at anchor, date and location unknown.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.

For more photos and information about USS / USNS Passumpsic, see;
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
Command History 1971-72
MARAD Vessel History Database
Welcome Aboard Pamphlet

Commanding Officers
01	CAPT. Phillips, Roger Dexter	1 April 1946 - 1946
02	CAPT. Ryan, Charles Maurice	1946 - 1947
03	CAPT. Jackson, Charles	1947 - 1948
04	CAPT. Gallery, Philip Daly :RADM	1948 - 25 January 1950
05	CAPT. Winant Jr., Frank Ingersoll	25 January 1950 - 1951
06	CAPT. Parsons, William King	1951 - July 1952
07	CAPT. Leeds, John Raymond	July 1952 - May 1953
08	CAPT. McCarley, Henry Harris :RADM	May 1953 - 1954
09	CAPT. Hyde, John Milton	1954 - 1955
10	CAPT. Solier, Robert Harris	1955 - 1956
11	CAPT. Hazzard, William Hockett	1956 - 1957
12	CAPT. LaJaunie Jr., Leonce Arnold	1957 - 1958
13	CAPT. Irvine, Donald Greer :RADM	1958 - 1959
14	CAPT. Shamer, Frank Nickols	1959 - August 1960
15	CAPT. Fairfax, Eugene George, USN (USNA 1939) :RADM	August 1960 - July 1961
16	CAPT. Gustaferro, Joseph Francis, USN	July 1961 - 27 July 1962
17	CAPT. Venne Jr., Antoine William (Mad Anthony), USN	27 July 1962 - 23 August 1963
18	CAPT. Malone, Eugene Ives, USN (USNA 1942)	23 August 1963 - 26 November 1964
19	LCDR. Beates, James Kenneth, USN	26 November 1964 - 4 June 1965
20	LCDR. Miller Jr., James Herbert, USN	4 June 1965 - 24 November 1965
21	CAPT. Lovington, Joseph Arthur	24 November 1965 - 2 December 1966
22	CAPT. Hale, Robert Rose, USN (USNA 1945)	2 December 1966 - 30 August 1968
23	CAPT. Glindeman Jr., Henry Peter (Hank), USN (USNA 1946) :RADM	30 August 1968 - 26 November 1969
24	CAPT. Rogers, Edward Brien, USN (USNA 1948-B)	26 November 1969 - 6 February 1971
25	CAPT. Bromley, Frederick Bruns, USN (USNA 1947)	6 February 1971 - 24 March 1972
26	CDR. Monk, Samuel William	24 march 1972 - 24 July 1973


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