USNS Kiska (T-AE-35)
USNS Kiska in the Persian Gulf, 2003 |
| Career (US) |
|
| 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: |
awaiting disposal |
| 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 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 is scheduled to be disposed of by sinking in FY 2012.
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