USS Neosho (AO-23) was a Cimarron-class fleet oiler serving with the United States Navy, the second ship to be named for the Neosho River in Kansas and Oklahoma.

USS Neosho (AO-23)HistoryUnited StatesNameUSS NeoshoNamesakeThe Neosho River in Kansas and OklahomaBuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New JerseyLaid down22 June 1938Launched29 April 1939Sponsored byMrs. Emory S. LandCommissioned7 August 1939FateScuttled, Battle of the Coral Sea, 11 May 1942General characteristicsClass and typeCimarron-class fleet oilerDisplacement7,470 long tons (7,590 t) (standard)24,830 long tons (25,230 t) (full load)Length553 ft (169 m)Beam75 ft (23 m)Draft32 ft 4 in (9.86 m)Installed power30,400 shp (22,700 kW)Propulsion2 × geared steam turbines2 × shaftsSpeed20 kn (23 mph; 37 km/h)Complement304Armament4 × Single 5 in (127 mm) DP Guns4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons (4x1)Service recordOperations:World War IIAwards:2 battle stars

After surviving the attack on Pearl Harbor, Neosho operated in the South Pacific. During the Battle of the Coral Sea she was attacked and set alight, but managed to keep afloat until rendezvousing with an American destroyer on 11 May 1942. The destroyer rescued the crew and sank the vessel.