USS Ponchatoula (AO-148) was one of six Neosho-class fleet oilers built for the United States Navy, in service from 1956 to 1992, and named for the Ponchatoula Creek which rises in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, and flows into the Natalbany River, west of Ponchatoula, Louisiana. She was the second U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.

AO-148 General Specifications. Class: Neosho-class oiler. Complement: 324 USNS . Displacement: 11600 tons. Length: 655 feet . Beam: 86 feet . Draft: 35 feet

USS Ponchatoula, the sixth tanker in the Neosho-class of fleet oilers, was laid down in Camden, New Jersey, by the New York Shipbuilding Corp. on March 1, 1954. The ship was launched on July 9, 1954 and it was commissioned on January 12, 1956.

2024年5月16日 · USS/USNS Ponchatoula Shipmates Association. Anchor Dedication - Pictures and Video . Ponch in SNOW !! Now Hear This! The Ponchatoula Story AOG-38 AO-148. Toxic Exposures . Buy-A-Brick Memorial . Aboard the USS Ponchatoula - Video by Jerry Calderon

USNS PONCHATOULA was the sixth and last ship in the NEOSHO - class of fleet oilers. The ship transfered to the Military Sealift Command on September 5, 1980. Decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on August 31, 1992, Argentine was offered to purchase the PONCHATOULA but the South American country declined.

2018年3月23日 · This memorial is dedicated to all the officers and men who served aboard the USS Ponchatoula (AO-148) from its commissioning in January 1956 until its retirement from naval service in August 1992. The Ponchatoula was a Neosha Class Fleet Oiler designed and built to provide underway replenishment to ships at sea.

The second Ponchatoula (AO-148) was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J., on 1 March 1954; launched on 9 July 1955; sponsored by Mrs. I. N. Kiland; and commissioned on 12...

USS Ponchatoula (AO-148, later T-AO-148), 1956-1999. USS Ponchatoula, a 38,000-ton (full load displacement) Neosho class oiler built at Camden, New Jersey, was commissioned in January 1956. Transferred to the Pacific Fleet shortly afterwards, she regularly deployed to the Far East to provide logistics support to the Seventh Fleet.

2023年2月25日 · Set your sights on the story of the mighty 'USS Ponchatoula' (AO-148), one of the six 'Neosho'-class fleet oilers that served the United States Navy from 1956 to 1992. This oiler was named after the serene 'Ponchatoula Creek', which flows through the picturesque landscapes of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, and merges with the Natalbany River.

USS Ponchatoula (AO-148) was one of six Neosho -class fleet oilers built for the United States Navy, in service from 1956 to 1992, and named for the Ponchatoula Creek which rises in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, and flows into the Natalbany River, west of Ponchatoula, Louisiana. She was the second U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.