page_title: USS Mattaponi (AO-41)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Mattaponi (AO-41)
caption_attribution_description: The U.S. Navy fleet oiler USS Mattaponi (AO-41) underway near the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12) in the Gulf of Tonkin, 18 December 1968. Mattaponi is departing after refueling the guided missile destroyer USS Parsons (DDG-33), visible in the background.
context_page_description: USS Mattaponi (AO-41) was a Kennebec-class oiler which served in the United States Navy during World War II, periodically during the 1950s, and in the Vietnam War. She was the only U.S. Navy ship named for the Mattaponi River in eastern Virginia.
context_section_description: USS Mattaponi (AO-41) was a Kennebec-class oiler which served in the United States Navy during World War II, periodically during the 1950s, and in the Vietnam War. She was the only U.S. Navy ship named for the Mattaponi River in eastern Virginia.
caption: Mattaponi in the Gulf of Tonkin, 18 December 1968
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