USS Pasig (AO-89)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Pasig |
| Namesake | Pasig River in the Philippines |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia |
| Laid down | 1917 |
| Launched | 24 November 1917 |
| Acquired | 22 January 1943 |
| Commissioned | 22 January 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 25 September 1943 |
| Stricken | 11 October 1943 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fleet replenishment oiler |
| Displacement | 7,165 long tons (7,280 t) light |
| Length | 516 ft 6 in (157.43 m) |
| Beam | 68 ft (21 m) |
| Draft | 30 ft 10 in (9.40 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
| Armament | 1 × 4 in (100 mm) gun |
USS Pasig (AO-89) was a fleet replenishment oiler in the service of the United States Navy. The lone ship in her class, she was the first of only two U.S. Naval vessels to be named for the Pasig River which flows through Manila on the Philippine Island of Luzon.
