oiler operations
1United States Navy oiler — USNS Mispillion (T AO 105) conducting an underway replenishment. In the United States Navy, an Oiler is a Combat Logistics ship that replenishes other ships with fuel and in some cases food, mail, ammunition and other necessities while at sea, in …
2Maumee class oiler — Maumee class fleet oiler USNS Maumee (T AO 149) Class overview Name: Maumee Builders: Sun Shipbuilding a …
3Replenishment oiler — HMCS Protecteur A replenishment oiler or fleet tanker is a naval auxiliary ship with fuel tanks and dry cargo holds, which can replenish other ships while underway in the high seas. Such ships are used by several countries around the world. The… …
4Cimarron class oiler (1939) — For other ships classes of the same name, see Cimarron class oiler. USS Cimarron (AO 22), lead ship of the class in February 1942 Class overview …
5Dale class oiler — RFA Abbeydale, underway in 1952 Class overview Name: Dale class oiler Builders: Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd Blythwood Shipbuilding Company Ltd …
6USS Aucilla (AO-56) — was a Ashtabula class fleet oiler. She was constructed for the U.S. Navy during World War II and her assignment was to provide liquids, such as fuel or water, to ships in the forward battle areas. She survived this dangerous task and returned… …
7USS Caliente (AO-53) — The USS Caliente (AO 53) was a sclass|Cimarron|fleet oiler built during World War II for the U.S. Navy. During her career in the Pacific Ocean, Caliente participated in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. She was highly decorated… …
8Battle of the Coral Sea — Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II …
9USS Winooski (AO-38) — The second USS Winooski (AO 38) was a Kennebec class oiler in the United States Navy. Winooski was laid down as Calusa on 23 April 1941 at Sparrows Point, Maryland, by the Bethlehem Steel Company under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull… …
10USS Ashtabula (AO-51) — was the lead ship of her class of fleet oilers constructed for the U.S. Navy for use in World War II. She had the dangerous task of supplying fuel to ships and stations in the submarine infested Pacific Ocean of World War II. She survived three… …
