''Transpacific'' may refer to:
* ''Transpacific'', launched in 1954, grounded on
L'Île-aux-Marins
L'Île-aux-Marins (literally "The Island of the Sailors"; before 1931 called ''Île-aux-Chiens'', literally "Island of the Dogs") is a small uninhabited island located off the coast of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.
History
L'Île-aux-Marins was se ...
near the French Islands of
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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in the
Gulf of St. Lawrence
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...
on May 18, 1971, where she remains to this day.
* MT ''Transpacific'', transported over 25,000 55-gallon drums of
Agent Orange
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between South Vietnam and
Johnston Atoll
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in the Summer of 1972 during
Operation Pacer IVY.
* , launched in 2001, is a petroleum Tanker that serves
TransAtlantic Lines LLC
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between
Japan
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,
Okinawa
is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi).
Naha is the capital and largest city ...
,
Marshall Islands
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, and
Korea
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.
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