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AO-9 / AV-6 / AG-125 Patoka

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Patoka Class Fleet Oiler
  • Laid down, 17 December 1918, at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock, Co., Newport News, VA.
  • Launched, 26 July 1919
  • Acquired from the United States Shipping Board (USSB), 3 September 1919
  • Commissioned USS Patoka, 13 October 1919, CDR. Ernest F. Robinson USNRF, in command
  • Designated (AO-9), 17 July 1920
  • Decommissioned, 31 August 1933
  • Redesignated Seaplane Tender (AV-6),11 October 1939
  • Recommissioned USS Patoka (AV-6), 10 November 1939, CDR. C.A.F. Sprague in command
  • Reclassified (AO-9), 19 June 1940
  • Converted for use as a mine craft tender and reclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG-125), 15 August 1944
  • Decommissioned, 1 July 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 31 July 1946
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 15 March 1948 by the Maritime Commission to Dulien Steel Products, Co.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 5,400 t.(lt) 16,800 t.(fl)
    Length 447' 10"
    Beam 60'
    Draft 26' 2"(mean)
    Speed 11.2 kts.
    Complement 168
    Cargo Capacity 70,000 bbls
    Armament
    two single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts four twin 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion reciprocating (#13 geared turbine) engines, single screw, 2,800 shp.
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    USS Patoka (AO-9)
    Patoka 108k Patoka (AO-9) alongside the Naval Coal Depot, Pearl Harbor, T.H., circa late 1920. The original image was printed on postcard 'AZO' stock. This card was sent to his wife by Patoka's first Commanding officer, CDR. Ernest F. Robinson, USNRF, with notes dated 19 December 20 concerning countries visited by the ship during her first year of service.US Navy photo # NH 105114, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center, courtesy of Charles R. Haberlein Jr, 2007. Robert Hurst
    Patoka 56k Patoka (AO-9) in port, date and place unknown. Edwin Kaukali
    Patoka 185k Patoka (AO-9), with airship Shenandoah (ZR-1) secured to her mast, August 1924
    US National Archives photo# 80-G-452975, formerly as US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives    		 US National Archive
    Patoka 59k Patoka (AO-9) with an airship secured to her mast, date and place unknown Submitted by Elaine C. Witty, Charpentier, photo from the collection of Gerald M. Charpentier
    Patoka 96k Patoka (AO-9) in a harbor, with the airship Shenandoah (ZR-1) overhead, circa 1924. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Harriet A. Harris, USN(NC)-Retired. Donated by Mrs. J.B. Redfield, 1961.
    US Navy photo # NH 98162, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Patoka 87k Shenandoah (ZR-1) moored to Patoka (AO-9), circa 1924.
    US Navy photo # NH 57994, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Patoka 105k Shenandoah (ZR-1) moored to Patoka (AO-9), circa 1924. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Harriet A. Harris, USN(NC)-Retired. Donated by Mrs. J.B. Redfield, 1961.
    US Navy photo # NH 98163, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Patoka 151k Patoka (AV-6) with dirigible mooring mast fitted on the after portion of the ship, 5 September 1926. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Captain John Lansing Callan, USN.
    US Navy photo # NH 83686, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Patoka 115k Shenandoah (ZR-1) moored to Patoka (AO-9), circa 1924-1925. Collection of the Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy.
    US Navy photo # NH 98222, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Patoka 74k Patoka (AO-9) with Shenandoah (ZR-1) attached to her mooring mast, date and location unknown. Robert Hurst
    Patoka 86k
    Patoka (AO-9) In port, 1 June 1927, probably at Pensacola, FL.
    US Navy photo # NH 60284, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Patoka 116k
    Patoka (AO-9), work being performed on her dirigible mooring mast, April 1929, probably in the vicinity of Norfolk, VA.
    US Navy photo # NH 60283, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Patoka 102k The airship Los Angeles (ZR-3) flies over ships of the U.S.Fleet, circa 1930. Photographed from on board the airship, with two of her engine cars in the foreground. Ships below are Patoka (AO-9), closest to the camera, and the aircraft carriers Lexington (CV-2) and Saratoga (CV-3).
    US National Archives photo # 60-G-462136, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.    		 Robert Hurst
    Patoka 106k Los Angeles (ZR-3) moored to Patoka (AO-9) off Panama during Fleet Problem XII, February 1931.
    US Navy photo # NH 63069, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Patoka 88k Patoka (AO-9) at anchor in Panama Bay in January 1931. Photographed from the airship Los Angeles (ZR-3) .
    US Navy photo # NH 60296, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 Robert Hurst
    Patoka 80k Los Angeles (ZR-3) moored to Patoka (AO-9), off Panama during Fleet Problem XII, February 1931.
    US Navy photo # NH 65301, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Patoka 96k A modern day Burmuda postage stamp depicting Patoka (AO-9) with Los Angeles (ZR-3) attached to her mooring mast. Robert Hurst
    Patoka 77k Los Angeles (ZR-3) moored to Patoka (AO-9), off Panama during Fleet Problem XII, February 1931.
    US Navy photo # NH 73285, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Patoka 71k Airship Los Angeles (ZR-3) moored to Patoka (AO-9), circa 1925-1932, location unknown. A passenger ship is passing by at left.
    US Navy photo # NH 76379, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 Robert Hurst
    Patoka 101k Patoka (AO-9) approaching the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA., in 1932. She is being assisted by one of the Yard's harbor tugs. Photographed by Callahan.
    US Navy photo # NH 91174, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Patoka 82k Patoka (AO-9) leaving the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA., 1932. Photographed by Callahan.
    US Navy photo # NH 91175, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Patoka 80k Patoka (AO-9) leaving the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA., 1932. Photographed by Callahan. Note the Lone Star Cement facility in the left background.
    US Navy photo # NH 91177, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Patoka 83k Patoka (AO-9) leaving the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA., 1932. Probably photographed by Callahan.
    US Navy photo # NH 91176, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    USS Patoka (AV-6)
    Patoka 89k Patoka (AV-6) off Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA., 16 January 1940. Note SOC floatplane amidships, with its wings folded.
    US National Archives photo # 80-G-1017209, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Patoka 88k Patoka (AV-6) off Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA., 16 January 1940.
    US Navy photo # NH 98161, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Patoka 85k Patoka (AV-6) at Balboa, Panama Canal Zone, 11 February 1940. She is dressed with flags in honor of George Washington's Birthday, and carries a pair of Curtiss SOC floatplanes on deck amidships.
    US Navy photo # NH 43586, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.    		 US Naval Historical Center
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