Kilauea-class ammunition ship
{{Short description|U.S. Navy cargo vessel class}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = USNS Shasta (T-AE-33), USNS Flint (T-AE-32) and USNS Kiska (T-AE-35) underway in the Sea of Japan on 11 November 2005 (051111-D-1511B-001).jpg | Ship caption = Three of the eight Kilauea-class ships steaming together: Shasta (left), Kiska (right), Flint (rear) (2005) }} {{Infobox ship class overview | Builders = General Dynamics, Bethlehem Steel, Ingalls Shipbuilding | Operators = US Navy and Military Sealift Command | Class before = {{sclass|Nitro|ammunition ship}} | Class after = {{sclass|Lewis and Clark|dry cargo ship}} | Built range = 1966–1972 | In commission range = 1967–1996 | Total ships planned = | Total ships completed = 8 | Total ships active = 0 | Total ships laid up = | Total ships lost = | Total ships retired = | Total ships scrapped = 6 | Total ships preserved = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship type = ammunition carrier | Ship displacement = 13,688 tons, 20,500 f/l | Ship length = {{convert|564|ft}} | Ship beam = {{convert|81|ft}} | Ship draft = {{convert|29|ft}} | Ship propulsion = one GE steam turbine, 22,000 shp; three Foster-Wheeler boilers; single propeller. | Ship speed = {{convert|20|kn}} | Ship range = | Ship complement = 411 (USN)/130 (MSC) | Ship sensors = Mark 56 fire-control system | Ship EW = | Ship armament = originally four twin 3"/50 caliber gun mounts | Ship armor = | Ship aircraft = two helicopters (UH-46 or MH-60) | Ship aircraft facilities = | Ship notes = }} |
The Kilauea class ammunition ship was a class of eight United States Navy cargo vessels designed for underway replenishment of naval warships. The ships were constructed 1968–1972 and were initially commissioned naval ships, carrying a crew of naval personnel. At various dates 1980–96 these ships were decommissioned and transferred to the Military Sealift Command for civilian operation. They were eventually all replaced by the {{sclass|Lewis and Clark|dry cargo ship}}s. The lead ship of the class, {{USS|Kilauea|AE-26|2}}, was commissioned on 10 August 1968, and the last, the {{USS|Kiska|AE-35|2}}, on 16 December 1972.
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Ship | Hull No. | Builder | Commissioned | Transferred to MSC | Status | NVR link |
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{{USNS|Kilauea|T-AE-26|2}} | AE-26 | General Dynamics, Quincy | 1968-08-10 | 1980-10-01 | Stricken, sunk as an exercise target 2012 | [{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=AE26}}] |
{{USNS|Butte|T-AE-27|2}} | AE-27 | General Dynamics, Quincy | 1968-12-14 | 1996-06-03 | Stricken, sunk as an exercise target 2006 | [{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=AE27}}] |
{{USS|Santa Barbara|AE-28|2}} | AE-28 | Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard | 1970-07-11 | 1998-09-30 | Stricken, scrapped | [{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=AE28}}] |
{{USS|Mount Hood|AE-29|2}} | AE-29 | Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard | 1971-05-01 | Stricken, scrapped | [{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=AE29}}] | |
{{USS|Flint|AE-32|2}} | AE-32 | Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula | 1971-11-20 | 1995-08-04 | Sold for scrap 24 November 2015{{cite web |title=National Defense Reserve Fleet Inventory For the Month Ending September 30, 2016 |url=https://www.maritime.dot.gov/sites/marad.dot.gov/files/docs/data-reports/data-statistics/7901/i160930.pdf |website=National Defense Reserve Fleet Inventory For the Month Ending September 30, 2016 |publisher=MARAD |access-date=19 October 2022}} | [{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=AE32}}] |
{{USS|Shasta|AE-33|2}} | AE-33 | Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula | 1972-02-26 | 1997-10-01 | Stricken, scrapped commencing in November 2013 | [{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=AE33}}] |
{{USNS|Mount Baker|T-AE-34|2}} | AE-34 | Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula | 1972-07-22 | 1996-12-18 | Stricken, scrapped | [{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=AE34}}] |
{{USNS|Kiska|T-AE-35|2}} | AE-35 | Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula | 1972-12-16 | 1996-08-01 | Stricken, to be disposed of by dismantling | [{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=AE35}}] |
References
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External links
- [http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/tae-26.htm Kilauea class]
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Category:Auxiliary ship classes of the United States Navy
Category:Auxiliary replenishment ship classes
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