Classic Password - 6th Edition

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: In the United States Navy, an Oiler is a Combat Logistics ship that replenishes other ships with fuel, food, mail, ammunition and other necessities while at sea, in a process called Underway Replenishment or UNREP. They were previously classified as Fleet Oilers in the 20th Century; under the current MSC operation their full classification is listed as Fleet Replenishment Oilers. The first fleet oilers were identified by the hull name AO, which is still in use. Larger oilers are identified as Fast Combat Support Ship AOE, and a mid-size Replenishment Oiler AOR. The AOR name is no longer in use. All of these oilers provide the combined services of the AO, AE, AFS and AK. A prefix "T" identifies the ships as being operated by Military Sealift Command. A new class is now in service identified as T-AKE which provides the combined services of the AE and AFS replenishment ships. The Kanawha-class was a class of six ships commissioned between 1914 and 1921 which displaced 5,950 ts (AO-4 to AO-6 5,723 ts). Three ships were lost during World War II. In 1919-1920 the U.S. Navy commissioned eight Patoka-class oilers of 5,422 ts displacement. The Cimarron-class was a class of 34 oil tankers which were first built in 1939. Four of the ships were converted into escort carriers in 1942, two were lost. These ships were of the United States Maritime Administration Type T3-S2-A1 (7,256 ts), the last five were of the T3-S2-A3 type (7,423 ts). From 1964 through 1967, eight T3 type oilers were jumboized. Jumboization is done by cutting the ships in two with torches, the aft section is moved away, a new mid-body moved in and welded to the bow. After many other cutting and welding modifications a new long ship was created. The first ram tension rig was installed ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=22282150