The Kaweah-class oiler was a class of oil tankers of United States Navy during the Second World War.
Development Four oilers were ordered for construction by the William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia. These ships were the remaining four 1917 program oilers, 5450/14,500-ton tankers built to USSB Design 1128 between 1919 and 1921. Similar in size and speed to the , Alameda, and Kaweah classes also served principally as transport tankers.
Ships of class Hull numberNameCallsignBuildersLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedFateAlameda-class oilerAO-10AlamedaNJRSWilliam Cramp & Sons15 July 191917 October 191929 March 1946Scrapped on 21 January 1947Kaweah-class oilerAO-15KaweahNUGKWilliam Cramp & Sons191928 December 192116 November 1945Scrapped on 28 May 1946AO-16LaramieNUGL28 December 192116 November 1945Scrapped on 28 May 1946AO-17MattoleNUGM16 March 192028 December 192125 October 1945Scrapped on 28 May 1946
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