Two ships of the
United States Navy have been named USS ''Ponchatoula'' or USNS ''Ponchatoula'', after the
Ponchatoula Creek
Ponchatoula Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 20, 2011 tributary of the Natalbany River in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. The two waterways join where a sectio ...
in
Louisiana.
* was a
tanker
Tanker may refer to:
Transportation
* Tanker, a tank crewman (US)
* Tanker (ship), a ship designed to carry bulk liquids
** Chemical tanker, a type of tanker designed to transport chemicals in bulk
** Oil tanker, also known as a petroleum ta ...
commissioned in 1944.
* was a
fleet oiler in service from 1956 to 1992.
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United States Navy ship names