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USNS Rainier TAOE-7: The Tanker Champions of Swan Island

On December 15, 2009, the USNS Rainier left Everett for Manchester to off-load its cargo oil. Afterward, it headed to Portland. At Swan Island in Portland, the Kaiser yard proudly claimed to be the "Tanker Champions of the World," as their tanker champion flag flew over the yard for most of 1944. Swan Island, previously an airport, had delivered 134 T2 tankers since its construction. This article includes photos of USNS Rainier TAOE-7 at Swan Island in 2009.

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USNS Rainier TAOE-7: The Tanker Champions of Swan Island

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  1. On Dec 15, 2009, Rainier left Everett for Manchester to off-load her cargo oil On the Salish Sea, Rainier headed for Portland On leaving Manchester the crew got their last look of their name sake, Mt.Rainier

  2. Arriving at Swan Island Portland, Oregon

  3. The Kaiser yard at Swan Island, Portland, boasted with good reason that its workers were the "Tanker Champions of the World." The reason: The tanker champion flag flew over the Swan Island yard for twelve out of the fifteen months up to the end of 1944-and from the date of the yard's construction this yard had delivered 134 of the great T2 tankers. Before WWII, Swan Island was an airport

  4. USNS Rainier TAOE-7 was moored here when Kawishiwi crew veteran, Robert Munoz FN 1966-68, was able to take a couple photos from the bliff View USS Hassayampa AO-145 dry docking in 1975 http://navy.memorieshop.com/World-Ports/Portland/Swan-Island.html

  5. Photos from the bluff

  6. USNS Rainier TAOE-7, Christmas 2009

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