MEMPHIS T-AO 162

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Cumberland Class Fleet Oiler
Keel Laid March 11 1944 as Esso Memphis, a Maritime Administration type (T2-SE-A1) tanker hull
Delivered to Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, June 28 1944
Returned to the Maritime Commission for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, (date unknown)

Acquired by the US Navy from the Maritime Commission November 28 1956

1. USNS Memphis T-AO-162
   Placed in service November 28 1956
   Assigned to MSTS December 23 1956 and operated by Marine Transport Lines, Inc.
   Placed out of service, struck from the Naval Register, and returned to the Maritime Administration September 13 1960
   Converted to a floating power plant for the US Army at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. in 1966
   Transferred to the US Army for service in South Vietnam; Moored in port of Qui Nhon.
   Broken up at Kaohsiung, Taiwan Aug 1971

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

No Known Postmarks

1956 to 1960

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Photo as "Esso Memphis"

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Named in honor of Memphis, Tennessee (which was in turn named for Memphis, Egypt).

Six ships of the US Navy have been named MEMPHIS - USS Memphis (1849), USS Memphis (1862), USS Memphis CA-10, USS Memphis CL-13, USNS Memphis T-AO-162 and USS Memphis SSN-691.

 

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