USNS Paul Buck (T-AOT-1122)
![]() Paul Buck anchoring off Antarctica
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Name | USNS Paul Buck |
Builder | American Ship Building Company, Tampa, Florida |
Laid down | 1985 |
Launched | 7 July 1985 |
Completed | as Ocean Champion |
Acquired | by US Navy 11 September 1985 |
In service | 11 September 1985 |
Out of service | 30 June 2010 |
Stricken | 30 June 2010 |
Identification |
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Fate | Retained in Beaumont Reserve Fleet[1] |
Status | Interim hold[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Oil Products Tanker Champion Class T-5 Tanker |
Displacement | 21,470 tons full 39624 tons |
Length | 615 |
Beam | 90 ft |
Draft | 24'8 ft |
Installed power | Sulzer 5RTA76 diesel (18,400 hp sustained) |
Propulsion | Single shaft |
Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Capacity | 237,766 bbls |
Complement | 24 Civilians |
Armament | unarmed |
Aircraft carried | none |
USNS Paul Buck (T-AOT-1122) was originally constructed in 1985 by American Ship building Company, Tampa, Florida for Ocean Product Tankers of Houston for a long term charter to the United States Navy and operated by Military Sealift Command. The ship was delivered on 7 July 1985. It is a T-5 Tanker. The ship was named after Merchant Marine Paul Buck, who was awarded the Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal.
Antarctic missions[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Tanker_Paul_Buck%2C_USCG_Polar_Sea%2C_RV_Nathaniel_Palmer.jpg/220px-Tanker_Paul_Buck%2C_USCG_Polar_Sea%2C_RV_Nathaniel_Palmer.jpg)
Paul Buck made frequent deliveries of fuel to the Antarctic for resupply. This was the most common route that this ship made delivering a variety of fuel types to the base. It was always escorted by an ice breaker.
In 2010 the vessel was replaced by [2] and Paul Buck was taken out of service and transferred to the Maritime Commission's National Defense Reserve Fleet. The vessel was laid up in "Interim Hold" as of April 2020.[1]
References[]
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
- ^ a b c "National Defense Reserve Fleet Inventory (April 2020)" (PDF). US Maritime Administration. US Department of Transportation. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Military Sealift Command upgrades tanker fleet". American Shipper. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
External links[]
- Photo gallery at navsource.org
- Tanker USNS Paul Buck at the Ice Pier at scottafar.com
- USNS Paul Buck Delivers to McMurdo at Seafarers International Union
- 1985 ships
- Champion-class tankers