1968 to 1996    

AE-27 USS Butte

US US Navy

1996 to 2004 - T-AE-27 USNS Butte    




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Call Sign: NWUO
Shipyard: Fore River Shipyard





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History of US USS Butte AE-27

1965-mar-30OrderedOrdered
1966-jul-21Laid downLaid down
1967-aug-09LaunchedLaunched
1968-dec-14CommissionedCommissioned
1996-jun-03DecommissionedDecommissioned
1996-jun-03Fate: transferedFate: transfered to T-AE-27 USNS Butte

History of US USNS Butte T-AE-27

2004-may-24StruckStruck
2006-jul-03Fate: sunkFate: sunk as a target by SSN USS San Juan



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  Specifications


Kilauea class
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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  Builder


US Fore River Shipyard,




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