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Alatna Class Gasoline Tanker: Laid down,1 May 1956, at Bethlehem Steel, Baltimore, MD.
as a Maritime Administration type (T1-M2-4A) arctic tanker hull, under Maritime Administration contract (MA-45)
Length 302' Beam 61' Draft 23' Speed 13 kts. Cargo Capacity 30,000-bbls
Complement 51 Armament none Propulsion diesel electric, two shafts, 3,200hp
The name Chattahoochee is thought to come from a Creek Indian word for "painted rock".
Formerly AOG-82 There was a CSS Chattahoochee, a twin-screw steam gunboat.
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