Keywords: USNS Marias (T-AO 57) USS Indpendence (CV-62) 1988.jpeg The U S Military Sealift Command fleet oiler USNS Marias T-AO 57 underway alongside the U S Navy aircraft carrier USS Independence CV-62 during an underway replenishment in the 1970s Note that Marias is not wearing a hull number <br> The date given for the picture is 11 February 1988 However aft of the island is a North American RA-5C Vigilante which was last deployed on Independence in 1977 The two planes between the RA-5C and the Island could either be Grumman C-1 Trader COD planes or Grumman S-2 Tracker ASW planes As there are two planes which would be unusual for COD planes the picture was most probably taken in between 1973 and 1975 when Independence had an S-2 squadron as part of her air group http //www defenseimagery mil U S DefenseImagery photo VIRIN http //www dodmedia osd mil/DVIC_View/Still_Details cfm SDAN DNST8803722 JPGPath /Assets/1986/Navy/DN-ST-88-03722 JPG DN-ST-88-03722 ca 1973-1975 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Marias AO-57 ship 1943 USS Independence CV-62 |