The Cold War & Viet Nam
American Oilers
Neosho (AO-143) class
A Study in Blueprints
by Duane D. Borchers, Sr.
BK-079
$60.00 (Foreign; $90.00)(11"x17"
soft cover book of engineering
drawings, 140 pages)
Ships of class: USS Neosho (AO-143), USNS Neosho (T-AO-143), USS Mississinewa
(AO-144), USNS Mississinewa (T-AO-144), USS Hassayampa (AO-145),
USNS Hassayampa (T-AO-145), USS Kawishiwi (AO-146), USNS Kawishiwi
(T-AO-146), USS Truckee (AO-147), USNS Truckee (T-AO-147), USS Ponchatoula
(AO-148), Ponchatoula (T-AO-148).
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Title |
Vessel & |
Date of |
Scale |
Page |
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Main deck, |
Bethlehem Steel Co. |
- |
1/16" |
15-17 |
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01 level, |
do. |
do. |
do. |
18-20 |
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Boat handling & stowage, |
Navy Dept. |
- |
do. |
21-14 |
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Fueling & replenishment at sea, plan, |
Long Beach Naval Shipyard |
July 11, 1958 |
- |
25 |
|
Fueling & replenishment at sea, elevation, |
do. |
do. |
- |
26 |
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Title |
Vessel & |
Date of |
Page |
|
Inboard profile, |
Bethlehem Steel Co. |
1952 |
27-29 |
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Design study, tightness of decks, outboard profile & lower decks, |
do. |
Feb. 2, 1952 |
30 |
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1st platform, general arrangement, |
do. |
- |
31-33 |
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02 level, general arrangement, |
do. |
July 2, 1952 |
34-36 |
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03 to 05 levels, general arrangement, |
do. |
July 14, 1952 |
37-39 |
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Faired lines, after body, |
do. |
- |
40 |
|
Faired lines, fore body, |
do. |
- |
41 |
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Outside plating, frames 42-63, |
do. |
Dec. 2, 1953 |
42-43 |
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Outside plating, frames 63-92, |
do. |
Oct. 2, 1953 |
44-45 |
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Outside plating, frames 92 to stern, |
do. |
Sept. 28, 1953 |
46-47 |
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Midship section, |
do. |
- |
48 |
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Outline of stern, |
do. |
- |
49 |
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Outline of stem, |
do. |
- |
50 |
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Trans. web frames 66, 68, 69 & 70, |
do. |
Nov. 3, 1953 |
51-53 |
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Deck house, main deck to 01 level, midship, |
do. |
Oct. 9, 1952 |
54-56 |
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Deck house, between 02 & 03 levels, midship, |
do. |
Dec. 26, 1952 |
57-59 |
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Deck house, between 03 & 04 levels, midship, |
do. |
Jan. 12, 1953 |
60-62 |
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Deck house, above 03 level, aft, |
do. |
Sept. 18, 1952 |
63-65 |
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Deck house 01 to 02 level, midship, |
do. |
Nov. 11, 1952 |
66-68 |
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Main deck, compartment & access, |
do. |
Nov. 20, 1953 |
69-73 |
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01 level, compartment & access, |
do. |
Nov. 16, 1953 |
74-77 |
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02 level, compartment & access, |
do. |
Nov. 6, 1953 |
78-80 |
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03 to 05 levels, compartment & access, |
do. |
Nov. 17, 1953 |
81-83 |
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Ship=s name, draft marks, numerals & boot topping, |
do. |
Jan. 19, 1953 |
84-85 |
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Main mast, samson posts & fittings, |
do. |
Jan. 27, 1955 |
86-88 |
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Foremast, samson posts & fittings, |
do. |
Oct. 6, 1953 |
89-91 |
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Arr=g=t., of remote control system (morse) for deck winches, sta. 1 & 2, |
do. |
Feb. 6, 1956 |
92-94 |
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Arr=g=t., of remote control system (morse) for deck winches, sta. 3 & 4, |
do. |
do. |
95-96 |
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Arr=g=t., of remote control system (morse) for deck winches, sta. 5 & 6, |
do. |
Feb. 6, 1956 |
97-98 |
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Arr=g=t., of remote control system (morse) for deck winches, sta. 7 & 8, |
do. |
do. |
99-100 |
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Arr=g=t., of remote control system for deck winches, frames 44 to 48, |
do. |
Oct. 13, 1955 |
101-102 |
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Arr=g=t., of remote control system for deck winches, frames 56 to 60, |
do. |
Oct. 18, 1955 |
103-104 |
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Arr=g=t., of remote control system for deck winches, frames 64 to 68, |
do. |
do. |
105 |
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Arr=g=t., of remote control system for deck winches, frames 69 to 73, |
do. |
do. |
106-107 |
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Arr=g=t., of remote control system for deck winches, frames 76 to 80, |
do. |
Oct. 16, 1955 |
108 |
|
Accommodation ladder, modifications to bridle support, |
New York Shipbuilding Corp. |
Feb. 12, 1955
|
109-110 |
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Eyes on shell for painter=s stages and for anchor and pilot ladders, |
do. |
Apr. 27, 1953 |
111-112 |
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Liferails, chains & stanchions, arr=g=t., aft frame 65, |
do. |
1953 |
113-114 |
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Bilge keel, |
do. |
Feb. 28. 1959 |
115-117 |
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USS Mississinewa, docking plan, |
New York Shipbuilding Corp. |
Sept. 24, 1959 |
118-119 |
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Boat boom, |
Bethlehem Steel Co. |
June 30, 1953 |
120-121 |
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Boat handling & stowage, 26' mwb, aft, |
do. |
Aug. 16, 1954 |
122-124 |
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Arr=g=t., of machinery, engine & fire rooms, sections, |
do. |
Mar. 2, 1955 |
125-128 |
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Arr=g=t., of machinery, engine & fire rooms, elev., |
do. |
do. |
129-130 |
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Arr=g=t., of machinery, engine & fire rooms, plan, |
do. |
do. |
131-133 |
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Ventillation, engine room, plan views, supply & exhaust, |
do. |
Oct. 28, 1952 |
134-136 |
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Ventillation, supply & exhazust, fire room, sections & elevations, |
do. |
Oct. 21, 1952 |
137-139 |
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Ventillation, engine room, elevations, supply & exhaust, |
do. |
Oct. 20, 1952 |
140-141 |
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Ventillation, engine room, plan views, supply & exhaust, |
do. |
Oct. 22, 1952 |
142-144 |
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Ventillation, supply & exhaust, fire room, sections & elevations, |
do. |
Oct. 31, 1952 |
145-147 |
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Ventillation, supply & exhaust, fire room, plan views, |
do. |
Nov. 20, 1952 |
148-150 |
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Ammunition handling, arr=g=t., & list of ammunition, |
do. |
Nov. 11, 1954 |
151-152 |
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General Arr=g=t., 5" handling room, mount #51, |
do. |
Nov. 28, 1952 |
153-154 |
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5"/50 cal. ready service amm. locker, |
do. |
June 25, 1952 |
155-157 |
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Hospital spaces, arrangement, |
do. |
Dec. 3, 1952 |
158-159 |
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Crew=s berthing, frames 54-56, main deck, |
do. |
Dec. 9, 1952 |
160 |