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USS CANISTEO originally was a CIMARRON - class oiler. She received a "jumboization" conversion in the mid-1960s. Commissioned in late 1945, the CANISTEO was the first ship in the Navy named after the river in New York state. Decommissioned on October 2, 1989, the oiler spent the following years laid-up on the James River in Virginia. Later, the CANISTEO was sold for scrapping and left the James River in October 2003, under tow to Teeside, UK., to be broken up at the Able UK Facility there.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: May 2, 1944 |
| Keel laid: January 11, 1945 | |
| Launched: July 6, 1945 | |
| Commissioned: December 3, 1945 | |
| Decommissioned: October 2, 1989 | |
| Stricken: August 31, 1992 | |
| Builder: Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrow Point, MD. | |
| Propulsion system: four boilers | |
| Propellers: two | |
| Length: 643 feet (196.9 meters) | |
| Beam: 75.1 feet (22.9 meters) | |
| Draft: 31.5 feet (10.8 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 34,750 tons | |
| Speed: 18 knots | |
| Capacity: approx. 22,700 tons of fuel, 175 tons of ammunition and 100 tons dry cargo | |
| Aircraft: none | |
| Armament: two Mk-26 7.6mm L/50 guns | |
| Crew: approx. 13 officers and 287 enlisted |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS CANISTEO. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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