USS Patoka

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USS Patoka (AO–9/AV–6/AG–125) was a replenishment oiler made famous as a tender for the airships Shenandoah (ZR-1), Los Angeles (ZR-3) and Akron (ZRS-4). It was also notable in that its height figured prominently in the design of the Rainbow Bridge in Texas.

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length 145.68 metre, beam 18 metre, draft 7.98 metre, speed 11 knot, 
Patoka-class oiler, replenishment oiler, United States NavyNewport News Shipbuilding


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    Bundesarchiv Bild 102-08229, Reparatur des Zeppelin-Ankerschiffs Bundesarchiv Bild 102-08229, Reparatur des Zeppelin-Ankerschiffs "Patocka"
    Over fleetex SDASM Image - Flickr - San Diego Air ^ Space Museum ArchivesOver fleetex SDASM Image - Flickr - San Diego Air ^ Space Museum Archives
    USS Los Angeles (ZR-3), USS Patoka (AO-9) and USS Lexington (CV-2) off Panama in 1931USS Los Angeles (ZR-3), USS Patoka (AO-9) and USS Lexington (CV-2) off Panama in 1931
    USS Patoka h57994USS Patoka h57994
    USS Shenandoah over USS Patoka 1924-25USS Shenandoah over USS Patoka 1924-25
    USS Omaha (CL-4) at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 29 August 1933 (NH 93509)USS Omaha (CL-4) at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 29 August 1933 (NH 93509)
    Bundesarchiv Bild 102-08229, Reparatur des Zeppelin-Ankerschiffs Bundesarchiv Bild 102-08229, Reparatur des Zeppelin-Ankerschiffs "Patocka"
    Over fleetex SDASM Image - Flickr - San Diego Air ^ Space Museum ArchivesOver fleetex SDASM Image - Flickr - San Diego Air ^ Space Museum Archives
    USS Patoka h57994USS Patoka h57994
    USS Los Angeles (ZR-3), USS Patoka (AO-9) and USS Lexington (CV-2) off Panama in 1931USS Los Angeles (ZR-3), USS Patoka (AO-9) and USS Lexington (CV-2) off Panama in 1931