The second USS Chenango (CVE-28) (originally designated as T3 Tanker oiler AO-31, after re-designation as an escort carrier, was first ACV-28) was launched on 1 April 1939 as Esso New Orleans by the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, in Chester, Pennsylvania, sponsored by Mrs. Rathbone; acquired by the United States Navy on 31 May 1941; and ...

The AO-31 was a Soviet fully automatic assault rifle chambered for the 5.45×39mm and 7.62×39mm rounds, developed from 1962 to 1964.[1] The weapon is Simonov's adaption of the AK-47 platform as a result of its reliability.

Dec 13, 2024 · Built as the civilian tanker Esso New Orleans, this ship was acquired by the Navy on 31 May 1941, assigned hull number AO-31 and renamed Chenango for a river, county and town in New York State (NS0302827–NS0302827a).

"Esso New Orleans (1)" was aquired by the US Navy in may 1941 and renamed USS "Chenango" (AO 31). Conversion to an

The AO-31 was a Soviet fully automatic assault rifle chambered for the 5.45×39mm and 7.62×39mm rounds, developed from 1962 to 1964. The weapon is Simonov's adaption...

The second USS Chenango (CVE-28) (originally designated as T3 Tanker oiler AO-31, after re-designation as an escort carrier, was first ACV-28) was launched on 1 April 1939 as Esso New Orleans by the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, in Chester, Pennsylvania, sponsored by Mrs. Rathbone; acquired by the United States Navy on 31 May 1941; and ...

Assigned to the Naval Transportation Service, Chenango steamed in the Atlantic, the Caribbean and the Pacific as far as Honolulu on tanker duty. Chenango was present at Aruba, N.W.I., 16 February 1942 when a German submarine shelled one of the island's refineries. She was decommissioned at New York 16 March 1942 for conversion to an escort carrier.

Apr 7, 2020 · The second Chenango (CVE-28) was laid down on 10 July 1938, as Esso New Orleans by Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pa.; launched on 1 April 1939; sponsored by Mrs. Rathbone; acquired by...

Aug 17, 2017 · Between the span of 1962 and 1965, work was done on the AO-31 assault rifle which produced several major developmental forms - the base AO-31 chambered for the Soviet 7.62x39mm cartridge, the AO-31-5 chambered for the 5.45x39mm cartridge, the AO-31-6 also chambered fro the 7.62x39mm cartridge and the AO-31-7 trialing a caseless cartridge design.

May 10, 2018 · uss chenango ao-31 Commissioned Fleet Oiler (AO) June 20 1941 - Decommissioned March 16 1942 Redesignated Auxiliary Escort Vessel (AVG) March 16 1942, While in reserve