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USS Pecos (AO-06)

Details:

Title

USS Pecos (AO-06),

Collection

WWII Military Units, HistoryNT, Second World War, 1939-1945,

Date

0000-00-00,

Location

Darwin Harbour,

Nation of service

United States of America,

Service

Navy,

Service branch

Fleet Oiler,

Unit

USS Pecos (AO-06),

Date arrived in NT

1941-12,

Date left the NT

1942-01,

Honours and awards

World War II service, 1 Battle star,

History

On the 22 January 1942, Pecos collided with HMAS Katoomba outside Darwin ripping a large hole in Katoomba's side. Pecos was in Darwin briefly to reload with fuel. She was sunk 1 March 1942 south of Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean during a Japanese air attack.,

Notes

Metadata: Attribution International 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0,

Language

English,

Subject

Second Word War, 1939-1945, USS Pecos, Navy, United States Navy, USS Pecos (AO-06), Fleet oiler,

File type

image/jpeg,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Naval History and Heritage Command,

License

https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/pubic-domain/pdm,

Related links

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-44000/NH-44473.html [Naval History and Heritage Command : NH 44473], https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/p/pecos-i.html [Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships], http://www.navy.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/ORMISTON_TO_PELAW_MAIN.pdf [Pecos (I) p.155], http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/19/19006.htm [History USS Pecos (AO-6)],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/842584,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/842584

Related items

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/856593,