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U.S. Navy
Oilers
Herein are 234 Navy Oilers named from rivers, usually Native American names, or famous ship designers or builders. The Navy adopted the alphanumeric system of hull designations in 1919 with Alameda, AO-10. .
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USS Kawishiwi AO-146USS Neosho AO-143 USS Mississinewa AO-144 USS Hassayampa AO-145 USS Truckee AO-147 USS Ponchatoula AO-148 Jumboized Oilers USS
Ashtabula AO-51
USS Caloosahatchee AO-98 USS Canistoe AO-99 USS Mispillion AO-105 USS Navasota AO-106 USS Passumpsic AO-107 USS Pawcatuck AO-108 USS Waccamaw AO-109 HyperWar Foundation 27
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Localities used
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derive names for U.S. oilers are described within the 10 areas
displayed below.
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46 Oiler names were derived from other sources Such as a nymph "The Waterer"  Click
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Of the many rivers used as a source for oiler names the longest is the Yukon at 1266 miles but with 713 more miles within Canada. The Pecos comes in second being 926 miles long. The Columbia comes in third with 735 miles but it has 465 more miles within Canada. |
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