Ammunition Ships - T-AE
Description: Seven ammunition ships provide logistic support to U.S. Navy ships at sea.
Features:Ammunition ships operated by Military Sealift Command provide underway replenishment of all types of ammunition via connected replenishment and vertical replenishment methods. Additionally, these ships will frequently assist with the transfer of ammunition between weapons storage and maintenance facilities worldwide.
Background: USNS Kilauea was the first ship of the Kilauea class ammunition ship to be transferred to Military Sealift Command Oct. 1, 1980. Flint was transferred in August 1995, Butte in June 1996, Kiska in August 1996 and Mount Baker in December 1996. USNS Shasta (T-AE 33) was transferred Oct. 1, 1997. USNS Santa Barbara (TAE 28) transferred to MSC's operation on September 30, 1998. Ships undergo a civilian modification overhaul during which accommodations are improved, main armament taken out and ships outfitted for reduced crewing by MSC. Seven UNREP stations operational; four port, three starboard.
Point of Contact:
Public Affairs Office
Military Sealift Command
Washington, D.C. 20398-5540
(202) 685-5055 or www.msc.navy.mil
General Characteristics: Kilauea Class
Builders: General Dynamics, Quincy and Ingalls Shipbuilding
Power Plant: 3 Foster-Wheeler boilers; 600 psi (42.3kg/cm2); 8700F
(4670C); 1 GE turbine, 22,000 hp (16.4 MW); 1 shaft
Length: 564 feet (171.9 meters)
Beam: 81 feet (24.7 meters)
Displacement: 9,340 tons (9,489.89 metric tons) light; 19, 940 tons (20,260 metric tons) full load
Speed: 20 knots
Aircraft: 2 UH-46E Sea Knight helicopters (cargo normally embarked)
Ships: No homeports assigned
USNS Kilauea (T-AE 26)
USNS Butte (T-AE 27)
USNS Santa Barbara (TAE 28)
USNS Flint (T-AE 32)
USNS Shasta (T-AE 33)
USNS Mount Baker (T-AE 34)
USNS Kiska (T-AE 35)
Crew: 125 civilians, plus 24 naval personnel, including a helicopter detachment
Armament: None
