USS Hassayampa (AO-145)                   

USS Hassayampa (AO-145)
United States Navy
15 April 1955 - 17 November 1978

Home Port Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

November - Lima - Gulf - Alpha
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USNS Hassayampa (T-AO 145)
Military Sealift Command
17 November 1978 - 2 October 1991

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"Cashmere Delta"

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"Humpin' Hass"

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"Finest Oiler in the Fleet She Was"

1963
USS Hassayampa (AO-145)
USNS Hassayampa (T-AO 145)

(click on the red-highlighted years for images of that year)

 

 

On 2 April 1963, USS Hassayampa (AO-145) and USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64) established a new underway replenishment record for AO/CVA class ships by achieving a transfer rate of 9,857 barrels of fuel oil per hour. During the same replenishment, HASSAYAMPA and USS Lynde McCormick (DDG-8) established a new record for oilers and cruiser/missile destroyers by achieving a transfer rate of 7,485 barrels of fuel per hour. On 6 April 1963, Hassayampa and Constellation broke their previous record by achieving a transfer rate of 10,247 barrels of fuel oil per hour. Finally, on 15 April 1963, Hassayampa and Constellation again broke their own record by achieving a transfer rate of 11,246 barrels of fuel oil per hour.

 

USS Hassayampa (AO-145) c. 1963

USS Hassayampa (AO-145) refueling USS Uhlmann (DD-687) to starboard
and USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) to port c. 1963

USS Hassayampa (AO-145) alongside USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) while conducting
an underway replenishment in WestPac, c. 3 January 1963 to 15 June 1963

USS Hassayampa (AO-145) returning from WestPac tour, 15 June 1963

 

    


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