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USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201)

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USNS PATUXENT is the 15^th ship in a class of 18 underway replenishment oilers. This class was specially built for the MSC.

General Characteristics:	Awarded: March 24, 1989
	Keel laid: October 16, 1991
	Launched: July 23, 1994
	Delivered: June 21, 1995
	Builder: Avondale Shipyards, Inc., New Orleans, LA
	Propulsion system: two Colt-Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V 570 diesels
	Propellers: two
	Length: 677 feet (203 meters)
	Beam: 97 feet (29.6 meters)
	Draft: 35 feet (10.6 meters)
	Displacement: approx. 42,000 tons
	Speed: 20 knots
	Capacity: 159,000 barrels of fuel oil or aviation fuel and eight 20-feet containers refrigerated
	Refueling stations: five
	Aircraft: none, but helicopter deck
	Armament: none
	Crew: 82 civilian crew (18 officers); 21 Navy (1 officer)
	Fleet: Atlantic

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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USNS PATUXENT. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.

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USNS PATUXENT Image Gallery:

The photo below was taken by Stefan Karpinski and shows the PATUXENT underway in Middle East waters in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2003.

The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the PATUXENT at Naval Base Norfolk, Va., on October 28, 2013.

The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the PATUXENT at Naval Base Norfolk, Va., on October 23, 2014.

The photo below was taken by Steven Collingwood and shows the PATUXENT passing Fort Monroe after departure from Naval Base Norfolk, Va., on January 21, 2016.

The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the PATUXENT at Naval Base Norfolk, Va., on October 12, 2016. On the third photo the PATUXENT is refueling the USS MONTGOMERY (LCS 8) while both ships are pierside.

The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the PATUXENT dry docked at Philadelphia Ship Repair at the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Penn., on October 7, 2018.

The photos below were taken by me and show the PATUXENT arriving at Kiel, Germany, after her participation in BALTOPS 22 on June 20, 2022.

The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the PATUXENT shortly before getting underway from Naval Base Norfolk, Va., on September 6, 2022.

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