Laid down 30 December 1943 Beam 68 ft (21 m) Construction started 30 December 1943 Length 160 m | Sponsored by Mrs. Anne L. Curry Draught 30 ft (9.1 m) Launched 12 April 1944 Draft 9.1 m | |
Builder Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. of Chester, Pennsylvania Displacement 5,782 t.(lt) 21,880 t.(fl) | ||
Fleet Oiler USS Parkersburg (AO-163) was laid down 30 December 1943 as MC hull 1731 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. of Chester, Pennsylvania, and launched 12 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Anne L. Curry; and acquired by the War Shipping Administration.
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