| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Oiler |
| Class | Cimarron |
| Pennant | AO 27 |
| Built by | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 29 Sep 1939 |
| Commissioned | 29 Oct 1940 |
| End service | Dec 1969 |
| History | Decommissioned on 8 April 1955, |
Commands listed for USS Kaskaskia (AO 27)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Joseph Wesley Gregory, USN | 29 Oct 1940 | 9 Jun 1941 |
| 2 | Walter Lucian Taylor, USN | 9 Jun 1941 | 28 Aug 1943 (1) |
| 3 | T/Capt. Jasper Terry Acuff, USN | 29 Aug 1943 | 22 May 1944 |
| 4 | William F. Patten, USNR | 22 May 1944 | 30 Apr 1945 |
| 5 | Thelbert D. Arthur, USNR | 30 Apr 1945 | Jan 46 ? |
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Notable events involving Kaskaskia include:
3 Nov 1944
All ships of the Task Group including USS Iowa (Capt. A.R. McCann, USN) were fuelled by a group of oilers. Iowa herself was fuelled by the USS Kaskaskia (Lt.Cdr. W.F. Patten, USNR).