USS Niobrara

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USS Niobrara (AO-72) was a T3 Kennebec-class oiler constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only U.S. Navy ship named for the Niobrara River in Nebraska.

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
1943-03-13T00:00:00Z
1943-03-13T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1946-09-24T00:00:00Z
1946-09-24T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1954-11-30T00:00:00Z
1954-11-30T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1957-11-12T00:00:00Z
1957-11-12T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1942-11-28T00:00:00Z
1942-11-28T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1951-02-05T00:00:00Z
1951-02-05T00:00:00Z
ship recommissioning
1956-12-14T00:00:00Z
1956-12-14T00:00:00Z
ship recommissioning
1942-06-29T00:00:00Z
1942-06-29T00:00:00Z
keel laying
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SC radar of USS Niobrara (AO-72) c1953SC radar of USS Niobrara (AO-72) c1953
USS Niobrara (AO-72) underway in the 1950sUSS Niobrara (AO-72) underway in the 1950s
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USS Niobrara (AO-72) underway in the 1950sUSS Niobrara (AO-72) underway in the 1950s
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USS Niobrara (AO-72) underway in March 1943USS Niobrara (AO-72) underway in March 1943
USS Niobrara (AO-72) underway in March 1943USS Niobrara (AO-72) underway in March 1943
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USS Niobrara (AO-72) at the New York Naval Shipyard in 1951USS Niobrara (AO-72) at the New York Naval Shipyard in 1951
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