Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AO-9 USS Patoka

• Fleet Oiler:
• Displacement: 5,375/16,800
• Length: 477'10"
• Beam: 60'3"
• Draft: 26'2" (loaded)
• Speed: 10.5 knots
• Propulsion: turbine; shaft horsepower: 6,000
• Built at Neport News and commissioned 1919

Patoka served for a time (pre-War) as AV-6 aircraft tender (see photo). Reclassified as Miscellaneous Auxiliary AG-125 in 1945.

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Patoka

Patoka serving as tender for ZR-1 Shenandoah (1925)

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