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Namesake<

Laramie is a tributary river of the North Platte River, approximately 280 miles long, in the states of Colorado and Wyoming. The river was named for Jacques La Ramie, a fur trapper who visited the area in the early 19th century.

The Laramie River, as it flows past the site of old Fort Laramie. (Wikipedia)

Tommy Trampp

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USS Laramie (AO-16) and Seaplane Wrecking Derrick No. 1, YSD-1 and USS Allegheny (AT-19), moored at NAS Pensacola, January 1922.
West Florida History Center, UWF Libraries. ID uwfnam_NAS_1921-1922_c.a.1922-1925_collieratpier302(2) (IID) 92002694 and
West Florida History Center, UWF Libraries. ID uwfnam_NAS_1921-1922_c.a.1922-1925_collieratpier302(2) (IID)

David Upton

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USS Laramie (AO-16) at the New York Navy Yard, 13 December 1940, just after being placed in full commission. She is alongside the former passenger liner SS _Manhattan_> undergoing conversion for Naval Service. She will be commissioned USS Wakefield (AP-21) in June 1941.
US Navy photo, courtesy Shipscribe.com.

Robert Hurst

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USS Laramie (AO-16) underway near Norfolk Navy Yard, 9 October 1941, about ten months after activation. She carries an armament of two 5"/51 low-angle guns (fore and aft), four 3"/50 antiaircraft guns, and four .50 caliber anti-aircraft machine guns.
US National Archives, RG-19-LCM, photo # 19-N-25815 a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives, courtesy Shipscribe.com.

Mike Green

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USS Laramie (AO-16) moored pierside, probably in Greenland, date unknown.
US Navy photo

Arthur's Page USS Laramie and USS Relief

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USS Laramie (AO-16) at anchor, date and location unknown.
US Navy photo

Paul Welter, YN2, USS Laramie

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This photo shows the damage to USS Laramie (AO-16), caused by a German U-boat attack, 27 August 1942, while steaming in convoy near the eastern end of Belle Isle Strait. Laramie was fully loaded with AVGAS, oil and general cargo including depth charges.
US Navy photo

Rod Keller

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USS Laramie (AO-16) near the New York Navy Yard, 21 February 1943.
US National Archives, RG-19-LCM. Photo # 19-N-25815, courtesy Shipscribe.com.

Robert Hurst

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USS Laramie (AO-16) at anchor near the New York Navy Yard, 21 February 1943.
US Navy photo

Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.