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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USNS Chattahoochee T-AOG-82 |
| Namesake | Chattahoochee River in Georgia |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel, Baltimore, MD |
| Laid down | 1 May 1956 |
| Launched | 4 December 1956 |
| Acquired | 22 October 1957 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8450615 |
| Fate | Disposed of by MARAD sale, 16 December 2006, to Teroaka Company of Japan |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | T1-M2-4A arctic tanker hull |
| Displacement | 2,367 t.(lt) 5,720 t.(fl) |
| Length | 302 ft (92 m) |
| Beam | 61 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Propulsion | diesel electric, two shafts, 3,200hp |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
| Capacity | 30,000-bbls |
| Complement | 51 |
USNS Chattahoochee (T-AOG-82) was launched on 4 December 1956 by Bethlehem Steel Corp. on Staten Island, New York, United States, and delivered to the Navy for assignment to Military Sea Transportation Service on 22 October 1957. She was taken out of service and sold to a private concern in 2006.
References
[edit]- Photo gallery of USNS Chattahoochee at NavSource Naval History
Attribution
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.