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AO-186 Platte

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Joint Meritorious Unit Award - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (3)
Second Row - National Defense Service Medal - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Armed Forces Service Medal
Third Row - Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation - Coast Guard SOS Ribbon - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler:
  • Laid down, 2 February 1981, at Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, LA.
  • Launched, 30 January 1982
  • Commissioned USS Platte (AO-186), 16 April 1983
  • Decommissioned, 30 June 1999
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 30 June 1999
  • Title transfer to the Maritime Administration (MARAD), 30 June 1999 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Fort Eustis, VA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 11,482 t.(lt) 36,814 t.(fl)
    Length 708'
    Beam 88'
    Draft 32' (max.)
    Speed 20 kts.
    Complement 15 Officers, 318 Enlisted
    Armament two Phalanx CIWS
    Cargo Capacity 180,000 barrels petroleum products, 600 tons ammunition
    Propulsion two boilers, one steam turbine, single shaft, 24,000shp
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    Platte 46k Platte (AO-186) underway, date and location unknown.
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    Platte 228k Platte (AO-186) at anchor off Staten Island in New York harbor, 3 July 1986 during the Statue of Liberty Centennial celebration. Photo by ©Marc Piché Vercheres, Quebec, Canada. TJ Tropea, Courtesy Marc Piché
    Platte 68k Platte (AO-186) at anchor in the harbor at Marseille, France, 14 October 1996. Photo by Guy Schaeffer, Collection Paolo Marsan
    Platte 39k Platte (AO-186) underway in the Gulf of Mexico, date unknown Robert Hurst
    There is no DANFS history available for Platte (AO-186) at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
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