Underway replenishment oiler

USNS Big Horn (T-AO-198) an underway replenishment oiler.

The underway replenishment oiler is a type of ship of the United States Navy. These oilers provide underway replenishment of fuel to US Navy ships at sea and jet fuel for aircraft assigned to aircraft carriers. During World War II, most oilers in US fleets were ships of the Cimarron class.[1][2] In the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary (naval auxiliary service), such vessels are known as fleet tankers.

Current US Navy replenishment oilers are ships of the Henry J. Kaiser class, although they are planned to be replaced by the John Lewis-class oiler.

References

  1. ↑ "Tankers Built in U.S. During World War II", American Merchant Marine at War (usmm.org). Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ Sawyer, L. A.; Mitchell, W. H. (1974). Victory ships and tankers; the history of the "Victory" type cargo ships and of the tankers built in the United States of America during World War II. Cornell Maritime Press, Cambridge, Maryland, 1974.
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