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U.S.S. TAPPAHANNOCK
(AO-43)THE GHOST OF THE VIET NAM COAST
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AO-43 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEC | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 24 DEC 1941 at Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Chester PA | ||
| APR | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 18 APR 1942 | ||
| JUN | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 22 JUN 1942 | ||
| JAN | 1950 | - | JAN | 1952 | West Pac |
| MAR | 1966 | - | JUL | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JUL | 1966 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 JUL 1966 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1966 | - | JUL | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JUL | 1966 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 JUL 1966 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1966 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 JUL 1966 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1966 | - | AUG | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1967 | - | JUL | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAY | 1967 | - | Shellback Initiation - 9 MAY 1967 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1968 | - | SEP | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAY | 1969 | - | NOV | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
AO-43 General Specifications
Class: Mattaponi-class oiler
Complement: 213 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 7004 tons
Length: 520 feet
Beam: 68 feet
Draft: 30 feet 9 in
Final Disposition: Disposed of by MARAD 2 February 1987
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