NEOSHO (AO 143) Class

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USS Neosho (AO 143) on date
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Class: NEOSHO (AO 143)
Design: SCB Project 82
Displacement (tons): #,###
Dimensions (feet): ###.#' x ##.#' x ##.#'
Original armament: 4-5"/38
Later armaments: (19xx) 4-20mm
Complement: ###
Speed (kts.): ##.#
Propulsion (HP): #,###
Machinery: turbines, # screw

Construction:

AO	Name	Ord	Builder	Keel	Launch	Comm
143	NEOSHO	24 Aug 1951	Bethlehem, Quincy	2 Sep 1952	10 Nov 1953	24 Sep 1954
144	MISSISSINEWA	28 Jan 1952	NYSB	4 May 1953	12 Jun 1954	18 Jan 1955
145	HASSAYAMPA	28 Feb 1952	NYSB	13 Jul 1953	12 Sep 1954	19 Apr 1955
146	KAWISHIWI	28 Jan 1952	NYSB	5 Oct 1953	11 Dec 1954	6 Jul 1955
147	TRUCKEE	28 Feb 1952	NYSB	21 Dec 1953	10 Mar 1955	23[18] Nov 1955
148	PONCHATULA	28 Jan 1952	NYSB	1 Mar 1954	9 Jul 1955	12 Jan 1956

Disposition:

AO	Name	T	Inact	Strike	Disposal	Fate	MA Sale/Depart
143	NEOSHO		10 Aug 1992	16 Feb 1994	1 May 1999	MA/T	18 Dec 2004
144	MISSISSINEWA		30 Jul 1991	16 Feb 1994	1 May 1999	MA/T	30 Jan 2007/D
145	HASSAYAMPA		2 Oct 1991	16 Feb 1994	1 May 1999	MA/T	7 May 2014
146	KAWISHIWI		31 Jul 1992	7 Nov 1994	1 May 1999	MA/T	1 May 2014
147	TRUCKEE		21 Oct 1991	18 Jul 1994	1 May 1999	MA/T	6 Aug 2008/D
148	PONCHATULA		1 Apr 1992	31 Aug 1992	1 May 1999	MA/T	28 Apr 2014

Class Notes:
AO 145 and 147 were ordered from Ingalls on 28 Jan 1952 but that contract was cancelled on 28 Feb 1952 and they were reassigned on the same date to NYSB.

Ship Notes:

AO	Name	MA	Notes
143	NEOSHO		FY 1952. To MSC 25 May 1978. To MA custody 12 Aug 1992. BU completed 8 Nov 2005.
144	MISSISSINEWA		FY 1952. To MSC 15 Nov 1976. To MA custody 30 Jul 1991. BU completed 11 Feb 2008
145	HASSAYAMPA		FY 1952. To MSC 17 Nov 1978. To MA custody 14 Nov 1991.
146	KAWISHIWI		FY 1952. To MSC 10 Oct 1979. To MA custody 16 Sep 1992.
147	TRUCKEE		FY 1952. To MSC 30 Jan 1980. To MA custody 12 Dec 1991.
148	PONCHATULA		FY 1952. To MSC 5 Sep 1980. To MA custody 2 Apr 1992.