 USS Saranac (AO-74)

USS "Saranac" (AO-74), originally named the SS "Cowpens", was a Type T2-SE-A1 "Suamico"-class fleet oiler of the United States Navy, and the fourth ship of the Navy to bear the name.Laid down under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 337) on 27 August 1942 as "Cowpens" by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. of Chester, Pennsylvania, the ship was launched on 21 December 1942, sponsored by Mrs. A. Poestrak.