_Hampton_Roads_1985.JPEG) USNSYukon (T-AOT-152) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USNSYukon |
| Namesake | TheYukon River inAlaska |
| Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation,Pascagoula,Mississippi |
| Laid down | 16 May 1955 |
| Launched | 16 March 1956 |
| In service | May 1957 – 20 October 1985 |
| Out of service | 20 October 1985 – 13 April 1992 |
| Stricken | 13 April 1992 |
| Identification | IMO number: 7737200 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping 18 September 1995 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Maumee-classfleet oiler |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 614 ft 6 in (187.30 m) |
| Beam | 83 ft 6 in (25.45 m) |
| Draft | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Propulsion | Steamturbine, one shaft |
| Speed | 18.9 knots (35 km/h) |
| Capacity | 190,000 barrels (30,000 m3) |
| Complement | 44 to 52 |
| Notes | Later reclassified as atransport oiler and redesignated T-AO-152T |
USNSYukon (T-AO-152), laterT-AOT-152, was aUnited States NavyMaumee-classoiler, latertransport oiler, in non-commissioned service with theMilitary Sea Transportation Service, laterMilitary Sealift Command, from 1957 to 1985.
Yukon, second U.S. Navy ship to bear the name, was laid down atIngalls Shipbuilding Corporation atPascagoula,Mississippi, on 16 May 1955 and launched on 16 March 1956, sponsored by Mrs. John P. Womble, Jr.. She entered non-commissioned U.S. Navy service under the control of theMilitary Sea Transport Service, later theMilitary Sealift Command, with a primarily civilian crew in May 1957.
Yukon carried petroleum products fromUnited States Gulf Coastports and suchoil-producing areas asVenezuela and thePersian Gulf toAmerican military bases throughout the world, taking her into everyocean and manyseas. She eventually was reclassified as a "transport oiler", resulting her redesignation from "T-AO-152" (as an oiler) to "T-AOT-152" (as a transport oiler).
Yukon was placed out of service and laid up as part of the Navy'sReady Reserve Force (RRF) on 20 October 1985. She was struck from theNaval Vessel Register on 13 April 1992 and transferred to theMaritime Administration (MARAD) for lay up in theNational Defense Reserve Fleet. She was sold for scrapping on 18 September 1995 by theDefense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS).
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