USS Tallulah (AO-50), originally named the SS Valley Forge, was a Type T2-SE-A1 Suamico-class fleet oiler of the United States Navy. The ship was laid down on 1 December 1941 under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 321) at Chester, Pennsylvania, by the Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.; launched on 25 June 1942; sponsored by Mrs. H. Bowring; acquired by the Navy on 30 July 1942; and commissioned on 5 September 1942, Comdr. Jesse B. Goode in command.
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