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USNS Shoshone (T-AOT-151)
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 USNS Shoshone (T-AO-151)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Tango - Hotel
 NJTH
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal - Southwest Asia Service Medal
Maumee Class Fleet Oiler:
  • Laid down, 15 August 1955, as Shoshone a Maritime Administration type (T3-S-12a) tanker hull under Maritime Administration contract (MA hull 40) at Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, PA.
  • Launched, 17 January 1957
  • Placed in service by the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS Shoshone (T-AO-151)
  • Operated for MSTS by Marine Transport Lines under a long-term consecutive-voyage charter
  • Reclassified Transport Oiler T-AOT-151, date unknown
  • Placed out of service in 1984
  • Laid up in Reserve (RRF-10), 2 October 1984, at the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Benecia, CA.
  • Withdrawn from Reserve, 28 November 1990, for a special Ready Reserve Force project
  • Placed in service, date unknown
  • USNS Shoshone (T-AOT-151) participated in operation Desert Storm, 25 February 1991 and 19 March 1991
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown
  • Title transferred to the Maritime Administration, 7 October 1994, downgraded to NDRF and for laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
  • Reacquired, 11 May 2002, for further transfer to the Office of Naval Research, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 7,814 t.(lt) 32,950 t.(fl)
    Length 614' 6"
    Beam 83' 6"
    Draft 32'
    Speed 18 kts
    Complement 52
    Armament none
    Cargo Capacity 190,000-bbls
    Propulsion steam turbine, single shaft
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    Shoshone 36k USNS Shoshone (T-AO-151) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 Robert Hurst
    Shoshone 107k USNS Shoshone (T-AO-151) underway, date and location unknown. MARAD
    Shoshone
    091915104    		 218k USNS Shoshone (T-AO-151) underway, date and location unknown. MARAD
    Shoshone
    091915105    		 168k Bow and stern views of Ex-USNS Shoshone (T-AO-151) in US National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay Group, Benicia, CA., date unknown. MARAD
    Shoshone
    091915106    		 130k
    Shoshone
    091915103    		 148k Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia, CA., 24 July 2011. Ships visible are (l-r):
    Ex-USNS Shoshone (T-AO-151);
    ST Mount Washington (T-AOT-5076);
    Ex-USNS Meteor (T-AKR-9);
    Ex-USNS Comet (T-AKR-7) and unknown.
    Photo courtesy Earthpig. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license    		 Robert Hurst
    USNS Shoshone (T-AO-151)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    MARAD Vessel History Database
    National Register Eligibility Assessment
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