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ALATNA (AOG-81) class

Country of Origin: USA


 0 ALATNA-class GASOLINE TANKERS (AOG)

 Name            Hull No.   Launched        In Service      Status
 ALATNA          TAOG-81    Sept. 6, 1956   July 1957       Scrapped
 CHATTAHOOCHEE   TAOG-82    Dec. 4, 1956    Oct. 23, 1957   Scrapped

These tankers were built with ice-breaker hulls for the U.S. Navy because they were originally intended for Arctic/Antarctic support operations. Both were transferred to the Maritime Administration on Aug. 8, 1972, for layup. They were...

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