Wichita class - AO - Support Ship IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: NZCM Shipyard: Fore River Shipyard See Also: LCS Independence class LCS-22 Events ---Filter---Laid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedStruck History of USS Kansas City AOR-3 1968-apr-18Laid downLaid down 1969-jun-01LaunchedLaunched 1970-jun-06CommissionedCommissioned 1991-jan-13 Operation Desert Shield/Storm 13Jan91 - 19Apr91 1994-oct-07DecommissionedDecommissioned 1997-apr-08StruckStruck 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,