USS Tappahannock AO-43

USS Tappahannock AO-43 was commissioned on 22 June, 1942, and struck on 15 July, 1976. It was 520 feet long, had a beam of 68 feet, a speed of 16.5 knots, a capacity of 133,000 barrels, and a complement of 18 officers and 214 enlisted personnel. In World War II it received 9 battle stars, and in Vietnam it received 9 campaign stars. It was the only U.S. Navy ship with a cognate name for the Rappahannock River and shared its name with the Town of Tappahannock. The name has Algonquian Native American origins and means, "rise and fall of water."

Tappahannock, Virginia · United States