Kilauea-class ammunition ship

Three of the eight Kilauea-class ships steaming together: Shasta (left), Kiska (right), Flint (rear) (2005)

The Kilauea class ammunition ship was a class of eight United States Navy cargo vessels designed for underway replenishment of naval warships. The ships were constructed 1968–1972 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 were eventually all replaced by the s. The lead ship of the class, , was commissioned on 10 August 1968, and the last, the , on 16 December 1972.

Ships

Ship	Hull No.	Builder	Commissioned	Transferred to MSC	Status	NVR link
	AE-26	General Dynamics, Quincy	1968-08-10	1980-10-01	Stricken, sunk as an exercise target 2012	[[[:Template:Naval Vessel Register URL]]]
	AE-27	General Dynamics, Quincy	1968-12-14	1996-06-03	Stricken, sunk as an exercise target 2006	[[[:Template:Naval Vessel Register URL]]]
	AE-28	Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard	1970-07-11	1998-09-30	Stricken, scrapped	[[[:Template:Naval Vessel Register URL]]]
	AE-29	Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard	1971-05-01		Stricken, scrapped	[[[:Template:Naval Vessel Register URL]]]
	AE-32	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula	1971-11-20	1995-08-04	Sold for scrap 24 November 2015	[[[:Template:Naval Vessel Register URL]]]
	AE-33	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula	1972-02-26	1997-10-01	Stricken, scrapped commencing in November 2013	[[[:Template:Naval Vessel Register URL]]]
	AE-34	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula	1972-07-22	1996-12-18	Stricken, scrapped	[[[:Template:Naval Vessel Register URL]]]
	AE-35	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula	1972-12-16	1996-08-01	Stricken, to be disposed of by dismantling	[[[:Template:Naval Vessel Register URL]]]

External links

• Kilauea class

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