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ASHTABULA (AO-51) class

Country of Origin: USA

ship list


 0 FLEET OILERS (AO)

 Name             Pendant       Launched   Commissioned   Status
 ASHTABULA        AO-51         1943       1943           Stricken
 CALOOSAHATCHEE   AO-98         1945       1945           Stricken
 CANISTEO         AO-99         1945       1945           Stricken

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These oilers were built for naval service during World War II and were the last Navy oilers from that period to retire from service. The ships were converted in the mid-1960s under the "jumbo"...

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