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CHESAPEAKE (TAOT-5084) class

Country of Origin: USA


 2 CHESAPEAKE-class TRANSPORT OILERS (AOT)

 Name              SASDT No.    In Service     To RRF          Status
 PETERSBURG        TAOT-5075    1963           Aug. 1, 1991    RRF
   (ex-SS SINCLAIR TEXAS; ex-SS CHARLES KURZ; ex-SS KEYSTONE)
 CHESAPEAKE        TAOT-5084    1964           July 20, 1991   NDRF
   (ex-SS HESS VOYAGER)

These are former commercial tankers. When activated, both were manned and under the operational control of the Military Sealift Command (MSC). ...

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