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Vintage U.S.S. Truckee AO-147 Color Photo Postcard
Neosho Class Fleet Oiler
She was launched on 19 March 1955 and was commissioned on 18 November 1955
Assigned to the Atlantic Fleet, she served with the Service Squadron 4 from January 1956 to 1980
During the Cuban Missile Crisis
in the fall of 1962, Truckee fueled 152 ships in 50 days, while serving
as flagship for Commander, Service Squadron 4
Truckee ended her operations as a fleet oiler with the United States Navy on 8 November 1979.
She finished the last of her 25 years while assigned to Service Squadron Four in Norfolk, Virginia
She was placed out of service in 1994, and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 18 July 1997
Truckee was transferred to the
United States Maritime Administration on 1 May 1999 for lay up in the
National Defense Reserve Fleet
On 6 August 2008, Truckee was removed from the NDRF after being sold to for scrapping
Used vintage color photo postcard
Small crease in bottom corner
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