The Wichita class replenishment oilers were designed as alternatives to the far more expensive Sacramento.
Only the last one ( Roanoke ) was built with hangars being the rest of the class modified in the 1980s
Only the last one ( Roanoke ) was built with hangars being the rest of the class modified in the 1980s
Specifications |
| 430 | crew | ||||||
| 13500 | light (tn) | ||||||
| 40000 | full load (tn) | ||||||
| 200.90 | length (m) | ||||||
| 29.30 | beam (m) | ||||||
| 10.60 | draught (m) | ||||||
| 20 | max speed (knots) | ||||||
| 3 | Naval Engine boilers | ||||||
| 2 | Naval Engine steam turbines | ||||||
| 1 | Missile Launcher Mk 29 8-cell Sea Sparrow | ||||||
| 2 | Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm | ||||||
| 1 | Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-58 | ||||||
| 1 | Naval Radar surface search radar AN/SPS-10 | ||||||
Aircraft Shipyards |
 Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard - | 6 |
| NASSCO San Diego - | 1 |
List of Ships |
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| 1969 | 1993 | | US Navy | AOR-1 | USS Wichita | NHPV | |||
| 1969 | 1994 | | US Navy | AOR-2 | USS Milwaukee | NLDL | |||
| 1970 | 1994 | | US Navy | AOR-3 | USS Kansas City | NZCM | |||
| 1970 | 1995 | | US Navy | AOR-4 | USS Savannah | NFUF | |||
| 1971 | 1994 | | US Navy | AOR-5 | USS Wabash | NNIK | |||
| 1973 | 1996 | | US Navy | AOR-6 | USS Kalamazoo | NKZO | |||
| 1976 | 1995 | | US Navy | AOR-7 | USS Roanoke | NAMU - 7 | |||
Events |
| 1966-jun-16 | Laid down | Laid down AOR-1 USS Wichita | |
| 1966-nov-29 | Laid down | Laid down AOR-2 USS Milwaukee | |
| 1968-mar-16 | Launched | Launched AOR-1 USS Wichita | |
| 1968-apr-18 | Laid down | Laid down AOR-3 USS Kansas City | |
| 1969-jan-01 | Launched | Launched AOR-2 USS Milwaukee | |
| 1969-jan-22 | Laid down | Laid down AOR-4 USS Savannah | |
| 1969-jun-01 | Launched | Launched AOR-3 USS Kansas City | |
| 1969-jun-07 | Commissioned | Commissioned AOR-1 USS Wichita | |
| 1969-nov-01 | Commissioned | Commissioned AOR-2 USS Milwaukee | |
| 1970-jan-21 | Laid down | Laid down AOR-5 USS Wabash | |
| 1970-mar-23 | Launched | Launched AOR-4 USS Savannah | |
| 1970-jun-06 | Commissioned | Commissioned AOR-3 USS Kansas City | |
| 1970-oct-01 | Laid down | Laid down AOR-6 USS Kalamazoo | |
| 1970-dec-05 | Commissioned | Commissioned AOR-4 USS Savannah | |
| 1971-feb-06 | Launched | Launched AOR-5 USS Wabash | |
| 1971-nov-20 | Commissioned | Commissioned AOR-5 USS Wabash | |
| 1972-nov-01 | Launched | Launched AOR-6 USS Kalamazoo | |
| 1973-aug-11 | Commissioned | Commissioned AOR-6 USS Kalamazoo | |
| 1974-jan-19 | Laid down | Laid down AOR-7 USS Roanoke | |
| 1974-dec-07 | Launched | Launched AOR-7 USS Roanoke | |
| 1976-oct-30 | Commissioned | Commissioned AOR-7 USS Roanoke | |
| 1976-dec-26 | AOR-4 USS Savannah I arrived onboard as part of a skeleton crew for the transit to the Brooklyn Naval Yards. Departed the Yards in Aug 1977 | ||
| 1980-jul-16 | Aircraft | Aircraft AOR-1 USS Wichita CH-46 Sea Knight based on the oiler crashed into the Indian Ocean during replenishment flight to the frigate Davidson | |
| 1981-nov-21 | Aircraft | Aircraft AOR-1 USS Wichita UH-46D 154035 accident | |
| 1982-apr-02 | Port Visit | Port Visit AOR-7 USS Roanoke Subic Bay. Pictured CH-46 151934 bringing Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger | |
| 1982-sep-24 | Port Visit | Port Visit AOR-4 USS Savannah visited Devonport on 24 Sep 1982 with at least 2 CH-46 (152567 and 153335) embarked. | |
| 1983-sep | AOR-1 USS Wichita Helped search for downed Korean airliner KAL007 shot down by the Russians | ||
| 1991-jan-13 | AOR-3 USS Kansas City Operation Desert Shield/Storm 13Jan91 - 19Apr91 | ||
| 1991-jan-15 | AOR-6 USS Kalamazoo Operation Desert Shield/Storm 15Jan91 - 30Mar91 | ||
| 1993-mar-12 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned AOR-1 USS Wichita | |
| 1994-jan-27 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned AOR-2 USS Milwaukee | |
| 1994-sep-30 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned AOR-5 USS Wabash | |
| 1994-oct-07 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned AOR-3 USS Kansas City | |
| 1995-feb-15 | Struck | Struck AOR-1 USS Wichita | |
| 1995-jul-28 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned AOR-4 USS Savannah | |
| 1995-oct-06 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned AOR-7 USS Roanoke | |
| 1995-oct-06 | Struck | Struck AOR-7 USS Roanoke | |
| 1995-oct-06 | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered AOR-7 USS Roanoke fleet reserve at Suisun Bay, California | |
| 1996-aug-16 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned AOR-6 USS Kalamazoo | |
| 1997-apr-08 | Struck | Struck AOR-2 USS Milwaukee | |
| 1997-apr-08 | Struck | Struck AOR-3 USS Kansas City | |
| 1997-apr-08 | Struck | Struck AOR-5 USS Wabash | |
| 1997-apr-08 | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered AOR-5 USS Wabash reserve fleet at Suisun Bay, California | |
| 1998 | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered AOR-1 USS Wichita reserve fleet | |
| 1998-oct-29 | Struck | Struck AOR-4 USS Savannah | |
| 1998-oct-29 | Struck | Struck AOR-6 USS Kalamazoo | |
| 2001 | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered AOR-2 USS Milwaukee fleet reserve | |
| 2008-jul-15 | Fate: scrapped | Fate: scrapped AOR-6 USS Kalamazoo to Esco Marine at Brownsville, Texas |
