Neosho-class oiler
# Neosho-class oiler

The Neosho-class oiler was a class of oilers of the United States Navy. They were in commission between 1954 and 1992.

## Development

Neosho-class oilers were built in the 1950s by two shipyards, Bethlehem's Fore River Shipyard and New York Shipbuilding Corporation. The lead ship, USS Neosho, entered service in 1954. Her sister ships were commissioned in the following years.

In the mid-1970s, the Military Sealift Command took over the vessels, and they were redesignated from USS to USNS. The Neosho-class and Mispillion-class oilers were replaced by the Henry J. Kaiser class, with its lead ship, USS Henry J. Kaiser, entering service in 1986.

## Ships in the class

Neosho class :

| Hull no. | Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AO-143 / T-AO-143 | Neosho | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation | 2 September 1952 | 10 November 1953 | 24 September 1954 | 25 May 1978 |
| AO-144 / T-AO-144 | Mississinewa | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | 4 May 1953 | 2 June 1954 | 18 January 1955 | 15 November 1976 |
| AO-145 / T-AO-145 | Hassayampa | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | 13 July 1953 | 12 September 1954 | 15 April 1955 | 2 October 1991 |
| AO-146 / T-AO-146 | Kawishiwi | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | 5 October 1953 | 11 December 1954 | 6 July 1955 | September 1992 |
| AO-147 / T-AO-147 | Truckee | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | 21 December 1953 | 10 March 1955 | 18 November 1955 | 30 January 1980 |
| AO-148 / T-AO-148 | Ponchatoula | New York Shipbuilding Corporation | 1 March 1954 | 9 July 1955 | 12 January 1956 | 5 September 1980 |
