References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
- Naval Vessel Registry
- Jane's Fighting Ships (1982-1999 published versions)
- USS Platte (AO-186) Deck Logs
- Virginia Pilot Archives – 28 December 1990 Front Page A1; 28 June 1991 Local Page D1
- USS Platte (AO-186) Website
- NavSource Online
- Wildenberg, Thomas (1996). Gray Steel and Black Oil: Fast Tankers and Replenishment at Sea in the U.S. Navy, 1912-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
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