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
N L G A

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"

1977
USS Hassayampa (AO-145)
USNS Hassayampa (T-AO 145)

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

Captain Lew Chataham (l) and 1st Lt. Jim Pattison (r), USS Hassayampa (AO-145) approaching Subic Bay
c. December 17-18, 1977

USS Hassayampa (AO-145) c. 1977

USS Hassayampa (AO-145), USS Ashtabula (AO-51) and USS Kawishiwi (AO-146), c. 1977

USS Hassayampa (AO-145) in drydock, Subic Bay, Philippines, c. 1977

USS Hassayampa (AO-145) at anchor, Hong Kong Harbor, c. 1977

USS Hassayampa (AO-145) off San Diego, c. 1977

USS Hassayampa (AO-145) off San Diego, c. 1977

"An interesting note: you can see that we have a rig with a small hose hanging at station 5.
This was a special rig we came up with (that is that the Bosun came up with) to refuel a PHM
that was in the exercise that we went to San Diego for." ~Jim Pattison, 1st Lieutenant, 1977

USS Hassayampa (AO-145) guest cruise observing USS Edwards (DD-950) coming along side to port 1977

 

  


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