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USNS PATUXENT is the 15th ship in a class of 18 underway replenishment oilers. This class was specially built for the MSC.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: March 24, 1989 |
| Keel laid: October 16, 1991 | |
| Launched: July 23, 1994 | |
| Delivered: June 21, 1995 | |
| Builder: Avondale Shipyards, Inc., New Orleans, LA | |
| Propulsion system: two Colt-Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V 570 diesels | |
| Propellers: two | |
| Length: 677 feet (203 meters) | |
| Beam: 97 feet (29.6 meters) | |
| Draft: 35 feet (10.6 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 42,000 tons | |
| Speed: 20 knots | |
| Capacity: 159,000 barrels of fuel oil or aviation fuel and eight 20-feet containers refrigerated | |
| Refueling stations: five | |
| Aircraft: none, but helicopter deck | |
| Armament: none in peacetime, probably two 20mm Phalanx CIWS in wartime | |
| Crew: 82 civilian crew (18 officers); 21 Navy (1 officer) | |
| Fleet: Atlantic |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USNS PATUXENT. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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The photo below was taken by Stefan Karpinski and shows the PATUXENT underway in Middle East waters in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2003.
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