List of United States Navy oilers in the context of "Replenishment oiler"

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⭐ Core Definition: List of United States Navy oilers

The following is a list of United States Navy oilers (hull designations AO, AOE, AOL, AOR and AOT). It does not include gasoline tankers (AOG) or submarine oilers (AOSS).

Oilers are considered to be auxiliaries by the US Navy, and this article's lists are thus a subset of this type of ship. All other auxiliaries can be found at List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy, including the gasoline tankers. Tankers commissioned into the Navy for bulk storage at mobile bases by Service Squadrons during World War II were not classed as auxiliaries but as unclassified miscellaneous vessels (IX).

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List of United States Navy oilers in the context of Oiler (ship)

A replenishment oiler or replenishment tanker is a naval auxiliary ship with fuel tanks and dry cargo holds which can supply both fuel and dry stores during underway replenishment (UNREP) at sea. Many countries have used replenishment oilers.

The United States Navy's hull classification symbol for this type of ship was 'AOR' (Auxiliary Oil Replenishment). Replenishment oilers are slower and carry fewer dry stores than the US Navy's modern fast combat support ships, which carry the classification 'AOE'. In 2020 the US Navy began to develop a new type of ship, the 'AOL' or light replenishment oiler; construction of the first is planned for 2026.

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← Oiler (ship) ← Replenishment oiler ← Replenishment tanker
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Hull classification symbol → Auxiliary ship → List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy → List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy → Service Squadron → World War II → List of unclassified miscellaneous vessels of the United States Navy →