USNS Waccamaw (T-AO 109)

- formerly AO 109 -
- decommissioned -

USNS WACCAMAW originally was a MARAD standard type T3-S2-A3 oiler. She received a "jumboization" conversion in the mid-1960s. Commissioned in 1946, the WACCAMAW was the first ship in the Navy named after the river in South Carolina. Transfered to the Military Sealift Command around 1975, the WACCAMAW was eventually decommissioned in 1989 and stricken from the Navy list in 1991. WACCAMAW was later sold for scrapping and broken up at International Shipbreaking, Brownsville, Texas.

General Characteristics:	Keel Laid: April 28, 1945
	Launched: March 20, 1946
	Commissioned: June 25, 1946
	Decommissioned: February 24, 1975
	MSC "in service": circa 1975
	Decommissioned: 1989
	Stricken: October 11, 1991
	Builder: Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock, Chester, PA.
	Propulsion system: four boilers
	Propellers: two
	Length: 646.8 feet (196.9 meters)
	Beam: 75.1 feet (22.9 meters)
	Draft: 35.4 feet (10.8 meters)
	Displacement: approx. 34,750 tons
	Speed: 16+ knots
	Capacity: approx. 23,800 tons of fuel
	Aircraft: none
	Armament: none
	Crew: approx. 108 civilians and a Navy personnel detachment

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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USNS WACCAMAW. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.

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Accidents aboard USS / USNS WACCAMAW:

Date	Where	Events
June 18, 1970	eastern Mediterranean	During routine fuel transfer, the USS WACCAMAW and the USS EUGENE A. GREENE (DD 711) collide causing minor damage to both ships. No injuries are reported.
April 3, 1978	north of Corsica, France	USS FORT SNELLING (LSD 30) and the USNS WACCAMAW receive structural damage in a collision when the WACCAMAW loses steering control during refueling. Both ships proceed under their own power to Naples, Italy, for repairs.
November 21, 1978	50 miles south of Crete, Greece	USS SARATOGA (CV 60) and the WACCAMAW collide during a refueling operation suffering minor damage and no injuries.
September 24, 1981	south of Sardinia, Italy	USS GUADALCANAL (LPH 7) and the WACCAMAW collide during an underway replenishment causing minor damage but no injuries.
October 13, 1981	Mediterranean	USNS WACCAMAW collides with the USS RALEIGH (LPD 1) while the USS DETROIT (AOE 4) is alongside.

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