USS Escambia
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uss-escambia-170-2659144
title:
USS Escambia
text:
USS Escambia (AO-80) was the lead ship of her subclass of the Suamico class of fleet oilers acquired by the United States Navy for use during World War II. She had the dangerous, but necessary task of providing fuel to vessels in combat and non-combat areas primarily in the Pacific Ocean. For her valiant efforts, she received five battle stars during the war. Escambia, a type T2-SE-A2 hull, was launched on 25 April 1943 by Marinship Corp., Sausalito, California, sponsored by Mrs. Joseph Cooper,
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Oiler of the United States Navy
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Escambia
date created:
2007-07-27T01:58:36Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T19:46:52Z
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fields total:
13
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