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{{short description|Ammunition ship of the United States Navy}}

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{{Infobox ship image
| Ship image = USNS Kiska T-AE-35.jpg
| Ship caption = USNS ''Kiska'' in the Persian Gulf, 2003
}}
{{Infobox ship career
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| Ship country = United States
| Ship flag = {{USN flag}}
| Ship name = ''Kiska''
| Ship namesake = [[Kiska]], a volcanic island in Alaska
| Ship awarded = March 8, 1968<ref name="NVR">{{cite web|url={{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=AE35}}|title=USNS Kiska|publisher=Naval Vessel Register|access-date=18 November 2010}}</ref>
| Ship builder = [[Ingalls Shipbuilding]]<ref name="NVR"/>
| Ship laid down = April 8, 1971<ref name="NVR"/>
| Ship launched = March 11, 1972<ref name="NVR"/>
| Ship sponsor =
| Ship christened =
| Ship commissioned = December 16, 1972<ref name="NVR"/>
| Ship decommissioned = August 1, 1996<ref name="NVR"/>
| Ship maiden voyage =
| Ship in service = August 1, 1996
| Ship out of service =
| Ship struck = January 15, 2011
| Ship dismantled = November 20, 2013, Esco Marine, Brownsville, TX
| Ship homeport = Port Chicago, Vallejo, CA
| Ship identification = *{{MMSI Number|367275000}}
*[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: NMFC
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| Ship fate = Scrapped November 20, 2013
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| Ship class = {{sclass|Kilauea|ammunition ship}}
| Ship displacement = {{convert|19,940|LT|t|lk=on|abbr=on}}<ref name="mscsi">Military Sealift Command 2007, ''Ship Inventory''.</ref>
| Ship length = {{convert|564|ft|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="mscsi"/>
| Ship beam = {{convert|81|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="mscsi"/>
| Ship draft = {{convert|28|ft|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="mscsi"/>
| Ship decks =
| Ship propulsion = 3 Foster-Wheeler boilers; {{convert|600|psi|abbr=on|lk=on}}; {{convert|870|F}}; 1 turbine, {{convert|22,000|hp|lk=on|abbr=on}}; Automated Propulsion System (APS)
| Ship speed = {{convert|20|kn|lk=in}}<ref name="mscsi"/>
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| Ship complement = 125 civilians, 55 naval personnel <ref name="mscsi"/>
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| Ship aircraft = 2 × CH-46 helicopters
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'''USNS ''Kiska'' (T-AE-35)''', '''ex-USS ''Kiska'' (AE-35)''' was one of five [[ammunition ship]]s operated by [[Military Sealift Command]] of the [[Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force]]. The ship was laid down on 8 April 1971 at [[Ingalls Shipbuilding]], Pascagoula, Mississippi as USS ''Kiska'' (AE-35) and was launched on 11 March 1972. Originally commissioned on December 16, 1972 in Charleston South Carolina. The Kiska then travelled through the Panama canal to its first home port in Mare Island California. She was decommissioned on 1 August 1996, and that same day entered service with Military Sealift Command as USNS ''Kiska'' (T-AE-35). She continued to operate under Military Sealift Command's control until she was deactivated at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on January 15, 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.navysite.de/ae/ae35.htm|title=USNS Kiska (T-AE 35)|website=www.navysite.de|accessdate=March 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.navsource.net/archives/09/05/0535.htm|title=Ammunition Ship Photo Index|website=NavSource|accessdate=March 2, 2023}}</ref> ''Kiska'' was the eighth and final ship of the {{sclass|Kilauea|ammunition ship|0}} ammunition ships. ''Kiska'' was disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration as of May 30, 2013.<ref>{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=AE35}}</ref> Kiska was completely dismantled to its material content by Esco Marine, Inc. in Brownsville, Texas on November 20, 2013.

==Citations==
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==References==
* {{cite web |url=http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/ships.asp?ship=112&type=AmmunitionShip |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060514071336/http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/ships.asp?ship=112&type=AmmunitionShip |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 14, 2006 |title=USNS KISKA (T-AE 35) |access-date=2008-04-20 |author=Military Sealift Command |author-link=Military Sealift Command |date=2007-09-12|work=Ship Inventory |publisher=United States Navy }}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|USS Kiska (AE-35)}}

{{Kilauea class ammunition ship}}

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[[Category:Kilauea-class ammunition ships]]
[[Category:Ships built in Pascagoula, Mississippi]]
[[Category:1972 ships]]

USNS Kiska - Revision history

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