1969 to 1993    

AOR-1 USS Wichita

US US Navy





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Call Sign: NHPV
Shipyard: Fore River Shipyard
See Also: LCS Freedom class LCS-13





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History of US USS Wichita AOR-1

1966-jun-16Laid downLaid down
1968-mar-16LaunchedLaunched
1969-jun-07CommissionedCommissioned
1980-jul-16AircraftAircraft CH-46 Sea Knight based on the oiler crashed into the Indian Ocean during replenishment flight to the frigate Davidson
1981-nov-21AircraftAircraft UH-46D 154035 accident
1983-sep Helped search for downed Korean airliner KAL007 shot down by the Russians
1993-mar-12DecommissionedDecommissioned
1995-feb-15StruckStruck
1998Fate: transferedFate: transfered reserve fleet



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  Specifications


Wichita class
430crew
13500light (tn)
40000full load (tn)
200.90length (m)
29.30beam (m)
10.60draught (m)
20max speed (knots)

3Naval Engine boilers
2Naval Engine steam turbines

1Missile Launcher Mk 29 8-cell Sea Sparrow

2Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm

1Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-58
1Naval Radar surface search radar AN/SPS-10

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US US Navy B-V 107M H-46 Sea Knight 23







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US Fore River Shipyard,




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