USNS Kiska (T-AE-35)
 USNS Kiska in the Persian Gulf, 2003 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name: | Kiska |
| Awarded: | March 8, 1968[1] |
| Builder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding[1] |
| Laid down: | April 8, 1971[1] |
| Launched: | March 11, 1972[1] |
| Commissioned: | December 16, 1972[1] |
| Decommissioned: | August 1, 1996[1] |
| In service: | August 1, 1996 |
| Struck: | January 15, 2011 |
| Status: | Disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Kilauea-class ammunition ship |
| Displacement: | 19,940 long tons[2] |
| Length: | 564 feet[2] |
| Beam: | 81 feet[2] |
| Draft: | 28 feet[2] |
| Propulsion: | 3 Foster-Wheeler boilers; 600 psi (42.3kg/cm²); 870°F (467°C); 1 turbine, 22,000 hp (16.4 MW); Automated Propulsion System (APS) |
| Speed: | 20.0 knots[2] |
| Complement: | 125 civilians, 55 naval personnel [2] |
| Armament: | none |
| Aircraft carried: | Two CH-46 helicopters |
The USNS Kiska (T-AE-35) is one of five ammunition ships operated by Military Sealift Command, and one of the 41 ships in the Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force. The ship was laid down on 8 April 1971 at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS as the USS Kiska (AE-35) and was launched on 11 March 1972. Originally commissioned on December 16, 1972 she was decommissioned on 1 August 1996, and that same day entered service with Military Sealift Command as the USNS Kiska (T-AE-35). She continued to operate under Military Sealift Command's control until she was deactivated at Pearl Harbor, Hi., on January 15, 2011. [3][4]Kiska is the eighth and final ship of the Kilauea-class ammunition ships. Kiska was disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration as of May 30, 2013.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "USNS Kiska". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Military Sealift Command 2007, Ship Inventory.
- ↑ http://navysite.de/ae/ae35.htm
- ↑ http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/05/0535.htm
- ↑ http://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_AE_35.HTML
- Military Sealift Command (2007-09-12). "USNS KISKA (T-AE 35)". Ship Inventory. United States Navy. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
External links
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