Neosho-class oiler

The Neosho-class oiler was a class of oilers of the United States Navy. They were in commission between 1954 and 1992.

Development Neosho-class oilers were built in the 1950s by two shipyards, Bethlehem's Fore River Shipyard and New York Shipbuilding Corporation. The lead ship, , entered service in 1954. Her sister ships were commissioned in the following years.

In the mid-1970s, the Military Sealift Command took over the vessels, and they were redesignated from USS to USNS. The Neosho and Mispillion-class oilers were replaced by the , with its lead ship, USS Henry J. Kaiser, entering service in 1986.

Ships in the class +Neosho classNameBuilderLaid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedAO-143 / T-AO-143NeoshoBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation2 September 195210 November 195324 September 195425 May 1978AO-144 / T-AO-144MississinewaNew York Shipbuilding Corporation4 May 19532 June 195418 January 195515 November 1976AO-145 / T-AO-145Hassayampa13 July 195312 September 195415 April 19552 October 1991AO-146 / T-AO-146Kawishiwi5 October 195311 December 19546 July 1955September 1992AO-147 / T-AO-147Truckee21 December 195310 March 195518 November 195530 January 1980AO-148 / T-AO-148Ponchatoula1 March 19549 July 195512 January 19565 September 1980

See also List of United States Navy ships

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