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AMERICAN OSPREY (TAOT-5075) class

Country of Origin: USA


 0 AMERICAN OSPREY-class TRANSPORT OILER (AOT)

 Name                SASDT No.    In Service    Acquired by RRF    Status

 AMERICAN OSPREY     TAOT-5075    1958          June 26, 1987      NDRF
   (ex-SS GULF PRINCE)

This ship is a former commercial tanker. She was removed from Maritime Reserve and contracted to Alabama Drydock on Oct. 30, 1987, for conversion and installation of an offshore petroleum discharge system (OPDS) barge skid-launching system. With this system, the...

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