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USNS Alatna (T-AOG-81)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Uniform - Xray - Kilo
 NUXK
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Navy Battle "E" Ribbon - National Defense Service Medal
Alatna Class Gasoline Tanker
  • Laid down, 15 March 1956, as a Maritime Administration type (T1-M2-4A) arctic tanker hull, under Maritime Administration contract (MA-44) at Bethlehem Steel, Baltimore, MD.
  • Launched, 6 September 1956, at Staten Island, N.Y. by Bethlehem Steel Corp.
  • Acquired by the Navy, 17 July 1957, and placed in service with the Military Sea Transportation Service in July 1957 as USNS Alatna (T-AOG-81)
  • Placed out of service, 8 August 1972
  • Custody transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
  • Downgraded from RRF status to disposal, pending sale, 30 September 2006
  • Final Disposition, disposed of by MARAD sale, 16 December 2006, to Teroaka Company of Japan
    Specifications:
    Displacement 2,367 t.(lt) 5,720 t.(fl)
    Length 302'
    Beam 61'
    Draft 23'
    Speed 13 kts.
    Cargo Capacity 30,000-bbls
    Complement 51
    Armament none
    Propulsion diesel electric, two shafts, 3,200hp
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    Alatna 301k USNS Alatna (T-AOG-81) under way, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from MSC Sealift Magazine    		 Carl R Friberg Jr
    Alatna 34k USNS Alatna (T-AOG-81) under way, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Robert Hurst
    Alatna 64k USNS Alatna (T-AOG-81) under way, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 MSC web site
    Alatna 63k Ex-USNS Alatna (T-AOG-81) under way in the Antarctic ice pack, date unknown.

    US Navy MSC photo    		 Robert Hurst
    Alatna 44k Ex-USNS Alatna (T-AOG-81) laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA., date unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Tommy Trampp
    USNS Alatna (T-AOG-81)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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