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US Kilauea class



Support Ship

ships



Support Ship Kilauea class



As Ammunition ships they carry and deliver all kinds of ammunition utilizing helicopters for vertical replenishment (VERTREP) as well seven stations for conventional connected replenishment (CONREP).
They are intended to be replaced by the new Lewis and Clark class



Derivatives / Succeeded by
2006 US Lewis and Clark class



  Specifications


403crew
11900light (tn)
20000full load (tn)
171length (m)
25beam (m)
9.40draught (m)
20max speed (knots)
22000power (shp)

3Naval Engine boilers
2Naval Engine steam turbines

1Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm
1Chaff and decoys Mark 36 SRBOC

1Naval Radar surface search radar AN/SPS-10

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Typical Max
US US Navy B-V 107M H-46 Sea Knight 22
US US Navy Sikorsky S-70 H-60 12









  Shipyards


US Bethlehem Sparrows Point - 2
US Fore River Shipyard - 2
US Ingalls Shipbuilding - 4



  List of Ships


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19681980USUS NavyAE-26USS KilaueaNSHI
19802008 T-AE-26 USNS Kilauea
19681996USUS NavyAE-27USS ButteNWUO
19962004 sunk 2006 T-AE-27 USNS Butte
19701998USUS NavyAE-28USS Santa BarbaraNDXU
19982005 T-AE-28 USNS Santa Barbara
19711999USUS NavyAE-29USS Mount HoodNWZR
19711995USUS NavyAE-32USS FlintNFPW
1995-- T-AE-32 USNS Flint
19721997USUS NavyAE-33USS ShastaNRNC
19972011 T-AE-33 USNS Shasta
19721996USUS NavyAE-34USS Mount BakerNZHN
19962010 T-AE-34 USNS Mount Baker
19721996USUS NavyAE-35USS KiskaNMFC
19962011 T-AE-35 USNS Kiska
2006--USUS NavyT-AKE-1Lewis and Clark class USNS Lewis and Clark
2007--USUS NavyT-AKE-2Lewis and Clark class USNS Sacagawea
2007--USUS NavyT-AKE-3Lewis and Clark class USNS Alan Shepard
2008--USUS NavyT-AKE-4Lewis and Clark class USNS Richard E. Byrd
2008--USUS NavyT-AKE-5Lewis and Clark class USNS Robert E. Peary NPEA
2008--USUS NavyT-AKE-6Lewis and Clark class USNS Amelia Earhart
2009--USUS NavyT-AKE-7Lewis and Clark class USNS Carl BrashearNBRS
2009--USUS NavyT-AKE-8Lewis and Clark class USNS Wally Schirra
2010--USUS NavyT-AKE-9Lewis and Clark class USNS Matthew Perry
2010--USUS NavyT-AKE-10Lewis and Clark class USNS Charles Drew
2011--USUS NavyT-AKE-11Lewis and Clark class USNS Washington Chambers
2011--USUS NavyT-AKE-12Lewis and Clark class USNS William McLeanNWMC
2012--USUS NavyT-AKE-13Lewis and Clark class USNS Medgar EversNVRS
2012--USUS NavyT-AKE-14Lewis and Clark class USNS Cesar Chavez

22 units



  Events


1965-mar-30OrderedOrdered US AE-27 USS Butte
1965-mar-30OrderedOrdered US AE-26 USS Kilauea
1966-jan-28OrderedOrdered US AE-29 USS Mount Hood
1966-mar-10Laid downLaid down US AE-26 USS Kilauea
1966-jul-21Laid downLaid down US AE-27 USS Butte
1966-dec-30Laid downLaid down US AE-28 USS Santa Barbara
1967-may-08Laid downLaid down US AE-29 USS Mount Hood
1967-aug-09LaunchedLaunched US AE-26 USS Kilauea
1967-aug-09LaunchedLaunched US AE-27 USS Butte
1968-jan-23LaunchedLaunched US AE-28 USS Santa Barbara
1968-mar-08OrderedOrdered US AE-33 USS Shasta
1968-mar-08OrderedOrdered US AE-34 USS Mount Baker
1968-mar-08OrderedOrdered US AE-35 USS Kiska
1968-jul-17LaunchedLaunched US AE-29 USS Mount Hood
1968-aug-10CommissionedCommissioned US AE-26 USS Kilauea
1968-dec-14CommissionedCommissioned US AE-27 USS Butte
1969-aug-04Laid downLaid down US AE-32 USS Flint
1969-nov-10Laid downLaid down US AE-33 USS Shasta
1970-jul-11CommissionedCommissioned US AE-28 USS Santa Barbara
1970-oct-05Laid downLaid down US AE-34 USS Mount Baker
1970-nov-09LaunchedLaunched US AE-32 USS Flint
1971-apr-03LaunchedLaunched US AE-33 USS Shasta
1971-apr-08Laid downLaid down US AE-35 USS Kiska
1971-may-01CommissionedCommissioned US AE-29 USS Mount Hood
1971-oct-23LaunchedLaunched US AE-34 USS Mount Baker
1971-nov-20CommissionedCommissioned US AE-32 USS Flint
1972-feb-04CommissionedCommissioned US AE-33 USS Shasta
1972-mar-11LaunchedLaunched US AE-35 USS Kiska
1972-jul-22CommissionedCommissioned US AE-34 USS Mount Baker
1972-dec-16CommissionedCommissioned US AE-35 USS Kiska
1980-oct-01DecommissionedDecommissioned US AE-26 USS Kilauea
1980-oct-01Fate: transferedFate: transfered US AE-26 USS Kilauea to T-AE-26 USNS Kilauea
1980-oct-01CommissionedCommissioned US T-AE-26 USNS Kilauea
1982-jul US AE-34 USS Mount Baker Part of US Sixth Fleet operations in the Mediterranean, refueled USS Vreeland FF-1068
1983-feb-28AircraftAircraft US AE-28 USS Santa Barbara Near Diego Garcia, accident HH-46 152508
1986-sep US AE-28 USS Santa Barbara Deployed to Med.
1991-feb US AE-32 USS Flint Operation Desert Shield/Storm
1995-aug-04DecommissionedDecommissioned US AE-32 USS Flint
1995-aug-04Fate: transferedFate: transfered US AE-32 USS Flint to T-AE-32 USNS Flint
1996-jun-03DecommissionedDecommissioned US AE-27 USS Butte
1996-jun-03Fate: transferedFate: transfered US AE-27 USS Butte to T-AE-27 USNS Butte
1996-aug-01DecommissionedDecommissioned US AE-35 USS Kiska
1996-aug-01Fate: transferedFate: transfered US AE-35 USS Kiska to T-AE-35 USNS Kiska
1996-dec-18DecommissionedDecommissioned US AE-34 USS Mount Baker
1996-dec-18Fate: transferedFate: transfered US AE-34 USS Mount Baker to T-AE-34 USNS Mount Baker
1997-oct-01DecommissionedDecommissioned US AE-33 USS Shasta
1997-oct-01Fate: transferedFate: transfered US AE-33 USS Shasta to T-AE-33 USNS Shasta
1997-oct-01CommissionedCommissioned US T-AE-33 USNS Shasta
1998-sep-30DecommissionedDecommissioned US AE-28 USS Santa Barbara
1998-sep-30Fate: transferedFate: transfered US AE-28 USS Santa Barbara to T-AE-28 USNS Santa Barbara
1999-aug-10DecommissionedDecommissioned US AE-29 USS Mount Hood
1999-aug-10StruckStruck US AE-29 USS Mount Hood
1999-aug-15Port VisitPort Visit US T-AE-26 USNS Kilauea visited Pattaya, Thailand with HC-8 HH-46D 150962 / RB-10 embarked
1999-octFate: transferedFate: transfered US AE-29 USS Mount Hood reserve fleet at Suisun Bay, California.
2004-may-24StruckStruck US T-AE-27 USNS Butte
2005-aug-05StruckStruck US T-AE-28 USNS Santa Barbara
2006-jul-03Fate: sunkFate: sunk US T-AE-27 USNS Butte as a target by SSN USS San Juan
2008-sepDecommissionedDecommissioned US T-AE-26 USNS Kilauea
2009-jul-20 US T-AE-34 USNS Mount Baker inactivated on 02aug10 announced
2010-aug-02DecommissionedDecommissioned US T-AE-34 USNS Mount Baker to reserve fleet
2011-jan-15DecommissionedDecommissioned US T-AE-35 USNS Kiska
2011-apr-29DecommissionedDecommissioned US T-AE-33 USNS Shasta to reserve fleet









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