USNS Kilauea (T-AE-26)

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USNS Kilauea (T-AE-26)
Career (USA)
Name:	USS Kilauea (AE-26)
Namesake:	Kilauea
Awarded:	30 March 1965
Builder:	General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division
Laid down:	10 March 1966
Launched:	9 August 1967
Acquired:	12 June 1968
Commissioned:	10 August 1968
Decommissioned:	1 October 1980
Name:	USNS Kilauea (T-AE-26)
Owner:	United States Navy
Operator:	Military Sealift Command
Acquired:	1 October 1980
In service:	1 October 1980
Status:	Active in service as of 2008
General characteristics
Class and type:	Kilauea-class ammunition ship
Displacement:	11,915 tons (light) 20,169 tons (full)
Length:	561 ft (171 m)
Beam:	81 ft (25 m)
Draft:	31 ft (9.4 m)
Speed:	20 knots
Complement:	403
Armament:	8 x 3"

USS Kilauea (AE-26) was the lead ship of her class of ammunition ships of the United States Navy. She was named for Kilauea, the Hawaiian volcano.

Kilauea was laid down 10 March 1966 by General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, Massachusetts; launched 9 August 1967; sponsored by Mrs. Michael J. Kirwan, wife of Representative Michael J. Kirwan of Ohio. Kilauea was commissioned August 10, 1968.

Kilauea was decommissioned and placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Kilauea (T-AE-26) on October 1, 1980.

As of January 2008, Kilauea is in reduced operating status in the MSC inventory.

[edit] References

• Navsource.org: AE-26 / T-AE-26 Kilauea
• GlobalSecurity.org: T-AE 26 Kilauea
• Military Sealift Command: USNS KILAUEA (T-AE 26)
• This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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