USNS Kilauea (T-AE-26) |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Kilauea (AE-26) |
| Namesake: | Kilauea |
| Owner: | United States Navy |
| Operator: | Military Sealift Command |
| Awarded: | 30 March 1965 |
| Builder: | General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division |
| Laid down: | 10 March 1966 |
| Launched: | 9 August 1967 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Michael J. Kirwan |
| Acquired: | 12 June 1968 |
| Commissioned: | 10 August 1968 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 October 1980 |
| In service: | 1 October 1980 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 8834079 |
| Status: | awaiting disposal |
| 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 (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement: | 403 |
| Armament: | Originally 4 x 2 3-inch/50 DP guns, later: 2 x 2 3-inch/50 DP guns and 2 x 1 CIWS Phalanx mounts |
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 10 August 1968.
Kilauea was decommissioned and placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Kilauea (T-AE-26) on 1 October 1980.
Kilauea was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 20 September to 2 October 1999.[1]
Kilauea was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in September 2008.
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