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|  ONI 222 |
| Tonnage | 17,176 tons standard |
| Dimensions | 530'6" by 73'3" by 25' 161.70m by 22.33m by 7.62m |
| Maximum speed | 18.5 knots |
| Complement | 1262 |
| Armament | 4 5"/38
dual-purpose guns 3x2 40mm Bofors AA guns 23 20mm Oerlikon AA guns |
| Machinery |
2-shaft Parsons geared turbine
(11,000 shp) 4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
| Bunkerage |
2324 tons |
| Modifications |
The light antiaircraft specified for this
class was likely installed after war broke out. |
The Dixies were completed from 1940 to 1944 as purpose-built tenders. They were large, fast ships well suited for service in the modern fleet train.
| Dixie | Mare Island |
| Prairie | arrived 1943-11 |
| Piedmont | arrived 1944-3-13 |
| Sierra | arrived 1944-5-25 |
| Yosemite | arrived 1944-8-13 |
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