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Photo of the U.S. fleet oiler Chukawan at sea.
Label ‘U.S.S. CHUKAWAN (AO-100)’
Crease LL corner. Some text was stamped on the back, and indents can be felt on front.
(Red text is an electronic watermark that is not physically part of the photo for sale)
USS Chukawan (AO-100) was a Cimarron-class fleet oiler constructed for the U.S. Navy in the closing days of World War II.
From the time of her commissioning through 1963, Chukawan has helped give the U.S. Fleet its unique mobility. From her home port at Norfolk, Virginia, she has repeatedly sailed to fuel ships operating in exercises along the coast, to transport oil products overseas and to carry oil from producing regions. Among her most important duties have been her cruises with the U.S. 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean.
Two of these were of special international significance. The first came in November 1956, upon the outbreak of the Suez crisis, when she sailed from Norfolk on short notice with a carrier task force assigned to stand by in the eastern Atlantic should American strength in the Mediterranean need enhancement. Her second dramatic incident occurred through her service to 6th Fleet ships during the Lebanon crisis of summer, 1958, when such support as hers made possible the landing of U.S. Marines on the shortest possible notice
