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USNS Chattahoochee (T-AOG-82)

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Zulu - India - Tango NZIT

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

Alatna Class Gasoline Tanker

Laid down, 1 May 1956, as a Maritime Administration type (T1-M2-4A) arctic tanker hull, under Maritime Administration contract (MA-45) at Bethlehem Steel, Baltimore, MD.

Launched, 4 December 1956

Acquired by the Navy, 22 October 1957 and placed in service with the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS Chattahoochee (T-AOG-82)

Placed out of service, date unknown

Custody transferred to MARAD for lay up in the Ready Reserve Force, at Tsuneishi, Japan

Downgraded from RRF status to disposal, pending sale, 30 September 2006

Final Disposition, disposed of by MARAD sale, 16 December 2006, to Teroaka Company of Japan

Specifications:
Displacement 2,367 t.(lt) 5,720 t.(fl)
Length 302'
Beam 61'
Draft 23'
Speed 13 kts.
Cargo Capacity 30,000-bbls
Complement 51
Armament none
Propulsion diesel electric, two shafts, 3,200hp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
USNS Chattahoochee (T-AOG-82)
09209205	101k	Bow first launch of *USNS Chattahoochee* (T-AOG-82)**, 4 December 1956, at Bethlehem Steel, Baltimore, MD.	Dale Hargrave
	172k	*USNS Chattahoochee* (T-AOG-82)** underway, date and location unknown.	Carl R Friberg Jr
	65k	*USNS Chattahoochee* (T-AOG-82)** moored on the ice, date and location unknown.	Tommy Trampp
	56k	*USNS Chattahoochee* (T-AOG-82)** arriving in Sondrestrom Fjord to refuel Sondrestrom AB, Greenland, circa late 1957 -early 1958	Photos by Charles Taylor (deceased) Chief Engineer Redbud and Contributed by Bill Esterbrook
	90k	*USNS Chattahoochee* (T-AOG-82) alongside USNS Redbud (T-AKL-398)** refueling Sondrestrom AB, Greenland, circa late 1957 -early 1958	Photos by Charles Taylor (deceased) Chief Engineer Redbud and Contributed by Bill Esterbrook
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	88k	*USNS Chattahoochee* (T-AOG-82)** underway, date and location unknown.	MSC web site
	225k	*USNS Chattahoochee* (T-AOG-82)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo from the Maritime Administration.	Robert Hurst
091916509	342k	Mathiasen's Far East Rendezvous in Cam Ranh Bay, 22 April 1970, left to right; *USNS Chattahoochee* (T-AOG 82) USNS American Explorer (T-AO-165) USNS Cowanesque (T-AO-79) and USNS Millicoma (T-TAO-73)*. Mathiasen’s Far East Rendezvous refers to the operations of Mathiasen’s Tanker Industries vessels in Vietnam. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo No. Unknown*.	Robert Hurst

USNS Chattahoochee (T-AOG-82)
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