USS Patuxent
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USS Patuxent or USNS Patuxent is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:
- USS Patuxent (AT-11)USS Patuxent (AT-11)USS Patuxent was a sea-going tugboat in the U.S. Navy from 1909 to 1924. Her principal task was to come to the rescue of disabled ships at sea. She served the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and was decommissioned after World War I in 1924....
, a steel, sea-going tugboatTugboatA tugboat is a boat that maneuvers vessels by pushing or towing them. Tugs move vessels that either should not move themselves, such as ships in a crowded harbor or a narrow canal,or those that cannot move by themselves, such as barges, disabled ships, or oil platforms. Tugboats are powerful for...
in commission from 1909 to 1924 - USS Patuxent (AO-44)USS Patuxent (AO-44)|...
, an oiler in commission from 1942 to 1946 - USNS Patuxent (T-AO-201), a fleet replenishment oiler in service since 1995.