Kilauea class ammunition ship
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The Kilauea class ammunition ship
is a class of eight United States Navy cargo vessels designed for underway replenishment
of naval warships. The ships were constructed 1968–72 and were initially commissioned
naval ships, carrying a crew of naval personnel. At various dates 1980–96 these ships were decommissioned and transferred to the Military Sealift Command
for civilian operation. They will eventually all be replaced by the s. The lead ship of the class, , was commissioned on 10 August 1968, and the last, the , on 16 December 1972.
Ammunition ship
An ammunition ship is a warship specially configured to carry ammunition, usually for Navy ships and aircraft. Their cargo handling systems, designed with extreme safety in mind, include ammunition hoists with airlocks between decks, and mechanisms for flooding entire compartments with sea water in...
is a class of eight United States Navy cargo vessels designed for underway replenishment
Underway replenishment
Underway replenishment or replenishment at sea is a method of transferring fuel, munitions, and stores from one ship to another while under way.-History:...
of naval warships. The ships were constructed 1968–72 and were initially commissioned
Ship commissioning
Ship commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service, and may be regarded as a particular application of the general concepts and practices of project commissioning. The term is most commonly applied to the placing of a warship in active duty with its country's military...
naval ships, carrying a crew of naval personnel. At various dates 1980–96 these ships were decommissioned and transferred to the Military Sealift Command
Military Sealift Command
The Military Sealift Command is a United States Navy organization that controls most of the replenishment and military transport ships of the Navy. It first came into existence on 9 July 1949 when the Military Sea Transportation Service became solely responsible for the Department of Defense's...
for civilian operation. They will eventually all be replaced by the s. The lead ship of the class, , was commissioned on 10 August 1968, and the last, the , on 16 December 1972.
| Ship | Hull No. | Builder | Commissioned | Transferred to MSC | Status | NVR link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilauea USNS Kilauea (T-AE-26) USS Kilauea was the lead ship of her class of ammunition ships of the United States Navy. She was named for Kilauea, the Hawaiian volcano.... |
T-AE-26 | General Dynamics, Quincy Fore River Shipyard The Fore River Shipyard of Quincy, Massachusetts, more formally known as the Fore River Ship and Engine Building Company, was a shipyard in the United States from 1883 until 1986. Located on the Weymouth Fore River, the yard began operations in 1883 in Braintree, Massachusetts before being moved... |
1968-08-10 | 1980-10-01 | Stricken, awaiting disposal | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/AE26.htm |
| Butte | T-AE-27 | General Dynamics, Quincy | 1968-12-14 | 1996-06-03 | Stricken, sunk as an exercise target 2006 | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/AE27.htm |
| Santa Barbara USS Santa Barbara (AE-28) USS Santa Barbara was an in the United States Navy. Santa Barbara is both the name of Santa Barbara, California and a historically active volcano on Terceira Island in the Azores... |
T-AE-28 | Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard | 1970-07-11 | 1998-09-30 | Stricken, scrapped | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/AE28.htm |
| Mount Hood USS Mount Hood (AE-29) USS Mount Hood was a in the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named after Mount Hood, a volcano in the Cascade Range in Oregon.... |
T-AE-29 | Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard | 1971-05-01 | 1999-08-10 | Stricken, transferred to Maritime Administration | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/AE29.htm |
| Flint USS Flint (AE-32) USS Flint is a of the United States Navy, and was named after the sparking rock flint . Flint was constructed at the Ingalls Nuclear Shipbuilding Division, Litton Industries, Inc., Pascagoula, Mississippi... |
T-AE-32 | Ingalls Shipbuilding Ingalls Shipbuilding Ingalls Shipbuilding is a shipyard located in Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA, originally established in 1938, and is now part of Huntington Ingalls Industries... , Pascagoula |
1971-11-20 | 1995-08-04 | Active | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/AE32.htm |
| Shasta USS Shasta (AE-33) USS Shasta was a Kilauea-class replenishment ammunition ship of the United States Navy. She was named after Mount Shasta, a volcano in the Cascade Range in northern California, USA.... |
T-AE-33 | Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula | 1972-02-26 | 1997-10-01 | Out of Commission, In Reserve | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/AE33.htm |
| Mount Baker USNS Mount Baker (T-AE-34) USNS Mount Baker is the seventh of eight s, currently in service with the Military Sealift Command. She is the second U.S. Navy ship to bear the name, and is named for Mount Baker, a volcano in the Cascade Range of Washington... |
T-AE-34 | Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula | 1972-07-22 | 1996-12-18 | Inactive, out of service, in reserve | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/AE34.htm |
| Kiska USNS Kiska (T-AE-35) The USNS Kiska 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 and was launched on 11 March 1972... |
T-AE-35 | Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula | 1972-12-16 | 1996-08-01 | Stricken, to be disposed of by dismantling | http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/AE35.htm |