Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AG-125 USS Patoka

• Miscellaneous Auxiliary (ex-Patoka class Fleet Oiler):
• Displacement: 16,800 tons
• Length: 478'
• Beam: 60'
• Draft: 29'
• Speed: 10 knots (max); 9.5 knots (econ)
• Armament: 2 5"/38 DP, 4x2 40mm, 4x2 20mm
• Complement:
• Capacity: 70,000 barrels
• Reciprocating (#13 geared turbine) engines, single screw, 2,800 hp
• Built at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. and commissioned as AO-9 13 Oct 1919
• Reclassified as Miscellaneous Auxiliary AG-125 in 1945

Patoka served for a time (pre-War) as aircraft tender AV-6 (see photo).

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Patoka

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  See Also:
• The parent directory for more information on this class and type
• Reunion links for scheduled reunions
  and possible contacts for crew lists
• Sources of ship's documents: logs, action reports, etc.
  -- mostly from the National Archives

(As AO-9)

Patoka (AV-6) serving as tender for ZR-1 Shenandoah (1925)

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Last updated: February 30, 1998