PMV Valdez

Poseidon Marine Vessel Valdez is an old Poseidon Oil tanker anchored in San Francisco harbor

Background
An older ship that used conventional fossil fuel engines for propulsion instead of fusion. The ship lay idle in San Francisco harbor for decades. Sometime after the establishment of Navarro, the ship was disabled by Enclave personnel under "security act 9837-334-27A." The navigational computer parts were removed to Vault 13, and the Tanker FOB was placed in the care of the Navarro base commander.

The disabled ship was settled by tanker vagrants, and a small, but lucrative hacking and trading business was set up by entrepreneurs. The vagrants tried to make the ship move and create a society free from greed. In 2242, the ship was given a new lease on life. With the help of A. Ron Meyers, a Navarro deserter, the Chosen One reactivated the ship. With the navigational computer parts replaced and the holds once more full of fuel, they took it to Control Station Enclave, located 175 miles off the coast of California.

Loot
The following skill books are sold by Jenna:
 * Dean's Electronics
 * Big Book of Science
 * First Aid Book
 * Guns and Bullets
 * Scout Handbook

Related quests

 * Get Chip's spleen
 * Find Badger's girlfriend in the hold below the ship
 * You need to use a FOB to access the navigation computer
 * The tanker needs fuel

Appearances
The PMV Valdez appears

Behind the scenes
The Fallout Bible discusses several aspects of the tanker; including its usage of regular fuel instead of more advanced technology, the existence of unusual creatures in the cargo bay, and its role as an evacuation vessel in the aftermath of the destruction of Control Station ENCLAVE.

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