USS Nitro

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USS Nitro (AE–23), an ammunition ship in the U.S. Navy, was laid down by Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Sparrows Point Shipyard at Baltimore, Maryland, on 20 May 1957 and launched on 25 June 1958. It was sponsored by Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bunting Pate, the wife of General Randolph M. Pate, and commissioned on 1 May 1959.

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Nitro-class ammunition ship, ammunition ship, Bethlehem Steel, United States Navy, 

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    ship launching
    1957-05-20T00:00:00Z
    1957-05-20T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
    1995-04-28T00:00:00Z
    1995-04-28T00:00:00Z
    ship decommissioning
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    USS Nitro (AE-23) underway, circa in late 1967 (6927770)USS Nitro (AE-23) underway, circa in late 1967 (6927770)
    USS Forrestal (CVA-59) USS Nitro (AE-23) USS Altair (AKS-32) underway in 1965USS Forrestal (CVA-59) USS Nitro (AE-23) USS Altair (AKS-32) underway in 1965
    AE-23 Nitro - DPLA - 0ce1020f0f1fb02d96e1a4db3f57e854AE-23 Nitro - DPLA - 0ce1020f0f1fb02d96e1a4db3f57e854
    USS William R. Rush (DD-714) and the ammunition ship USS Nitro (AE-23) underway in the Mediterranean Sea, March 1971 (K-88859)USS William R. Rush (DD-714) and the ammunition ship USS Nitro (AE-23) underway in the Mediterranean Sea, March 1971 (K-88859)
    USS Nitro (AE-23) replenishing USS Intrepid (CVA-11), circa in 1961USS Nitro (AE-23) replenishing USS Intrepid (CVA-11), circa in 1961
    AE-23 Nitro - DPLA - 9eb50f69bf267d85665e0bf965634e38AE-23 Nitro - DPLA - 9eb50f69bf267d85665e0bf965634e38
    A crewman watches from the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62) as supplies are transferred from the ammunition ship USS NITRO (AE 23) during underway rep - DPLA - 31e9c7f887a1b87f38be1d5611929bd6A crewman watches from the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62) as supplies are transferred from the ammunition ship USS NITRO (AE 23) during underway rep - DPLA - 31e9c7f887a1b87f38be1d5611929bd6
    USS Forrestal - Underway ReplenishmentUSS Forrestal - Underway Replenishment
    USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16) leads a line of shipsUSS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16) leads a line of ships
    USS Nitro (AE-23) underway in 1983USS Nitro (AE-23) underway in 1983
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      commonsimageUSS Nitro (AE-23) underway, circa in late 1967 (6927770) Commons
      commonsimageUSS Forrestal (CVA-59) USS Nitro (AE-23) USS Altair (AKS-32) underway in 1965 Commons
      commonsimageAE-23 Nitro - DPLA - 0ce1020f0f1fb02d96e1a4db3f57e854 Commons
      commonsimageUSS William R. Rush (DD-714) and the ammunition ship USS Nitro (AE-23) underway in the Mediterranean Sea, March 1971 (K-88859) Commons
      commonsimageUSS Nitro (AE-23) replenishing USS Intrepid (CVA-11), circa in 1961 Commons
      commonsimageAE-23 Nitro - DPLA - 9eb50f69bf267d85665e0bf965634e38 Commons
      commonsimageA crewman watches from the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62) as supplies are transferred from the ammunition ship USS NITRO (AE 23) during underway rep - DPLA - 31e9c7f887a1b87f38be1d5611929bd6 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Forrestal - Underway Replenishment Commons
      commonsimageUSS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16) leads a line of ships Commons
      commonsimageUSS Nitro (AE-23) underway in 1983 Commons
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