Wichita class - AO - Support Ship IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: NHPV Shipyard: Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard See Also: LCS Freedom class LCS-13 Events ---Filter---Laid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedStruckFate: transferedAircraft History of 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 Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event
