Wichita class - AO - Support Ship IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: NLDL Shipyard: Fore River Shipyard See Also: LCS Freedom class LCS-5 Events ---Filter---Laid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedStruckFate: transfered History of USS Milwaukee AOR-2 1966-nov-29Laid downLaid down 1969-jan-01LaunchedLaunched 1969-nov-01CommissionedCommissioned 1994-jan-27DecommissionedDecommissioned 1997-apr-08StruckStruck 2001Fate: transferedFate: transfered fleet reserve Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications Wichita class 430crew 13500light (tn) 40000full load (tn) 200.90length (m) 29.30beam (m) 10.60draught (m) 20max speed (knots) 3Naval Engine boilers2Naval 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-581Naval Radar surface search radar AN/SPS-10 Aircraft Typical Max US Navy B-V 107M H-46 Sea Knight 23 Builder Fore River Shipyard,