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By contrast, logistics is pretty mundane; the big contractors don’t pine for contracts to build oiler ships, cranes, or commissaries.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
The memo calls for Navy Secretary John Phelan to select a new name for the fleet oiler.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025
The Japanese identified the warships as the PLA Navy’s Guiyang and Qiqihar, along with the fleet oiler Taihu, spotted Friday near Rebun island near Hokkaido.
From Washington Times ● May 10, 2023
In announcing that the first new oiler would bear Lewis’ name, Mabus said in January “I name ships for people and places that represent our highest values, the things we cherish the most.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2016
“Your Royal Highness—” “Do you oiler me freedom?”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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