 USNSKilauea (T-AE-26) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USNSKilauea (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 |
| Fate | Expended as a target 24 July 2012 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Kilauea-classammunition 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 23-inch/50 DP guns, later: 2 x 2 3-inch/50 DP guns and 2 x 1CIWS Phalanx mounts |
USNSKilauea (AE-26) was thelead ship ofher class ofammunition ships of theUnited States Navy. She was named forKilauea, the Hawaiian volcano.
Kilauea was laid down 10 March 1966 byGeneral Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division,Quincy, Massachusetts; launched 9 August 1967; sponsored by Mrs. Michael J. Kirwan, wife of RepresentativeMichael J. Kirwan of Ohio.Kilauea was commissioned 10 August 1968 with CaptainWilliam L. McGonagle, USN commanding.
Kilauea was decommissioned and placed in service with theMilitary Sealift Command (MSC) as USNSKilauea (T-AE-26) on 1 October 1980.
Kilauea was deployed to the Persian Gulf on August 23, 1990 as part of International Naval task force for Operation Desert Shield from 2 September 1990 to 20 January 1991 when she was assigned to the 3rd Marine Amphibious Group, The USSTheodore Roosevelt and USSMidway battlegroups for Operation Desert Storm from 20 January 1991 to April 17, 1991.
Kilauea was deployed toEast Timor as part of the Australian-ledINTERFET peacekeeping task force from 20 September to 2 October 1999.[1]
Kilauea was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in September 2008.
Kilauea was scheduled to be expended as a target vessel as part of the 2012RIMPAC exercise.[2] It was sunk by aMark 48 torpedo fired from the Australian submarineHMAS Farncomb on 24 July 2012.[3]
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