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USNS Chattahoochee (T-AOG-82)

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November - Zulu - India - Tango
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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Alatna Class Gasoline Tanker
  • Laid down, 1 May 1956, as a Maritime Administration type (T1-M2-4A) arctic tanker hull, under Maritime Administration contract (MA-45) at Bethlehem Steel, Baltimore, MD.
  • Launched, 4 December 1956
  • Acquired by the Navy, 22 October 1957 and placed in service with the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS Chattahoochee (T-AOG-82)
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Custody transferred to MARAD for lay up in the Ready Reserve Force, at Tsuneishi, Japan
  • 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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    09209205    		 101k Bow first launch of USNS Chattahoochee (T-AOG-82), 4 December 1956, at Bethlehem Steel, Baltimore, MD. Dale Hargrave
    Chattahoochee 172k USNS Chattahoochee (T-AOG-82) under way, date and location unknown. Carl R Friberg Jr
    Chattahoochee 65k USNS Chattahoochee (T-AOG-82) moored on the ice, date and location unknown. Tommy Trampp
    Redbud/Chattahoochee 56k USNS Chattahoochee (T-AOG-82) arriving in Sondrestrom Fjord to refuel Sondrestrom AB, Greenland, circa late 1957 -early 1958 Photos by Charles Taylor (deceased) Chief Engineer Redbud
    and Contributed by Bill Esterbrook
    Redbud/Chattahoochee 90k USNS Chattahoochee (T-AOG-82) alongside USNS Redbud (T-AKL-398) refueling Sondrestrom AB, Greenland, circa late 1957 -early 1958 Photos by Charles Taylor (deceased) Chief Engineer Redbud
    and Contributed by Bill Esterbrook
    Redbud/Chattahoochee 74k
    Redbud/Chattahoochee 56k
    Chattahoochee 88k USNS Chattahoochee (T-AOG-82) under way, date and location unknown. MSC web site
    Chattahoochee 225k USNS Chattahoochee (T-AOG-82) under way, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from the Maritime Administration.    		 Robert Hurst
    USNS Chattahoochee (T-AOG-82)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    Fleet Tankers Association
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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