Patoka class oiler
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The Patoka class oilers are a series of eight fleet replenishment oilers built for the United States Navy
after World War I
. All but one of the vessels were commissioned between 1919 and 1922, and all were held in various states until the eve of World War II
, where all served with the Navy for the duration of the war. All eight survived the war, after which they were decommissioned and scrapped.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
after World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. All but one of the vessels were commissioned between 1919 and 1922, and all were held in various states until the eve of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, where all served with the Navy for the duration of the war. All eight survived the war, after which they were decommissioned and scrapped.
Ships in class
- Patoka (AO-9)USS Patoka (AO-9)- See also :* List of ship launches in 1919* List of ship commissionings in 1919* List of ship decommissionings in 1946...
- Sapelo (AO-11)USS Sapelo (AO-11)-External links:* at navsource.org...
- Ramapo (AO-12)USS Ramapo (AO-12)-External links:* at navsource.org...
- Trinity (AO-13)USS Trinity (AO-13)USS Trinity was laid down on 10 November 1919 at Newport News, Va., by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.; launched on 3 July 1920; and commissioned on 4 September 1920, Comdr. Harry M. Bostwick, USNRF, in command.-Initial Cruise:...
- Rapidan (AO-18)USS Rapidan (AO-18)USS Rapidan , built under U.S. Shipping Board contract, was laid down 2 February 1919 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia; launched 25 October 1919; authorized for transfer to the Navy 29 October 1921; and commissioned 1 January 1922, Comdr. M. P...
- Salinas (AO-19)
- Sepulga (AO-20)USS Sepulga (AO-20)Fleetco, an built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia, for the United States Shipping Board , was launched on 21 April 1920; transferred to the Navy by Executive Order on 17 October 1921; renamed USS Sepulga on 2 November 1921; delivered to the Navy at Mare...
- Tippecanoe (AO-21)