Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

IX-207 USS Big Horn

• Unclassified Auxiliary:
• Displacement: 15,405 tons
• Length: 426'4"
• Beam: 64'2"
• Draft: 27'9"
• Speed: 12.5 knots
• Armament: As "Q" ship: 7 4"/50 (2 in forecastle, 2 on bridge, 2 under boat deck were all concealed), 2 K-guns (on fantail), 1 mousetrap (forecastle), 2 20mm (boat deck), 8 .50-cal mg (on tracks, for concealment).
  As Oiler: 2 3"/50, 2x4 40mm, 2 20mm
• Complement: 239
• Direct-drive turbine engines, single screw, 3,300 hp
• Built at Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., and commissioned (AO-45) 16 April 1942
• Served as a "Q" ship in eastern North Atlantic, July 1942--January 1944; Coast Guard oiler (WAO-124), 17 January 1944--1 February 1945

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Big Horn

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(Operating as "Q" ship)
(Operating as "Q" ship)
(Loading a 4"/50)
(As AO-45)
(As USCG WAO-124)

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