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USS ''Monongahela'' (AO-178) was laid down on 15 August 1978, at Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, LA and launched, 4 August 1979. Ship of this class were built with a mast that folded at the SPS-55 pedestal platform to allow the passage under the Huey P. Long bridge. She was commissioned on 5 September 1981. ''Monongahela'' was the second ship of the ''Cimarron'' class oilers and the third ship in the Navy to bear the name. During her service life the ship has traveled to many parts of the world, including: The Mediterranean Sea, the Indian Ocean, the North Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans and the Caribbean Sea. In December 1991, she completed an eleven-month "Jumboization" in the Avondale Shipyard, New Orleans, Louisiana, and returned to the Fleet as a greatly improved Fleet Oiler capable of delivering not only fuel, but also ammunition and supplies. The ''Monongahela'' was decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on 30 September 1999, and berthed at the James River Reserve Fleet, Fort Eustis, VA, awaiting final disposal. Her classification was changed on 24 May 2005 as a possible candidate for Foreign Military Sales to Chile. She has been sold to Southern Recycling and left Virginia on May 13, 2015, she lies at berth, partially aground in Amelia, LA for dismantling. ==References== * ==External links== *(Campaign Casuals ) *(Nav Source ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Monongahela (AO-178)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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