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U.S.S. PATUXANT
(AO-44)Click to view crew list
AO-44 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAR | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 5 MAR 1942 at Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Chester PA | ||
| JUL | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 25 JUL 1942 | ||
| OCT | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 22 OCT 1942 | ||
| FEB | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 21 FEB 1946 | ||
AO-44 General Specifications
Class: Mattaponi-class oiler
Named for: Patuxent River
Complement: 352 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 22325 tons
Length: 520 feet
Beam: 68 feet
Flank Speed: 18 knots
Final Disposition: Sold into commercial service 1947