USNS Patuxent (T-AO-201) departs Kiel Naval Base

Picture gallery USNS Patuxent (T-AO-201) leaves the naval base in Kiel on June 24, 2022 towards the Baltic Sea.

The USNS Patuxent (T-AO-201) is a Henry J. Kaiser-class resupply oiler operated by the Military Sealift Command to provide fuel, oil and materiel support to the ships of the United States Navy. The USNS Patuxent is 206 meters long and 29 meters wide. The US supply ship T-AO-221 has a capacity of around 159,000 barrels of kerosene and heating oil as well as a dry cargo hold (around 700 square meters) and refrigerated containers.

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