Auxiliary Ships
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Fast Combat Support Ships
Sacramento Class
Commissioned: 4 units,
- between 1964 and 1970
Displacement, tons: 51400
- 53600 full load
Dimensions, metres: 241,7 x
32,6 x 12
Aircraft: 2 UH-46 Sea
Knight helicopters
Missiles: 1 Sea Sparrow launcher
Guns: 4 x 3"
Propulsion: 4 boilers, - geared
turbines, - 100000shp, - 2 shafts, - 26 knots
Complement: 600
USS "Detroit" OE 4
Photographed in Norfolk, 1978
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
USS "Camden" OE 2
(Photographed off California, - feb.
24 1989.)
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
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Combat Stores Ships
Mars Class
Commissioned: 7 units,
- 1963 to 1970
Displacement: 15900- to 18663
tons, full load
Dimensions, metres: 177,1 x
24,1 x 7,3
Aircraft: 2 UH-46 Sea Knight
helicopters
Guns: 4 x 3" (Twin)
Propulsion: 3 boilers, - steam
turbines, - 22000 shp, - 1 shaft, - 20 knots
Ciomplement: 486
USS "Concord" AFS 5
Photographed in the Atlantic
Ocean off Norfolk in 1978
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
USS "Concord" AFS 5
Photographed in the Atlantic
Ocean off Norfolk in 1978
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
USS "Concord" AFS 5
Photographed in the Atlantic
Ocean off Norfolk in 1978
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
USS "Concord" AFS 5
Photographed in the Atlantic
Ocean off Norfolk in 1978
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
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Oilers
Neosho Class
Operated by the military Sealift Command
Commissioned: 6 units, - 1954
to 1956
Displacement: 26840 tons, full
load.
Dimensions, metres: 199,6
x 26,2 x 10,7
Propulsion: 2 boilers, - geared
turbines, - 2 shafts, - 20 knots.
Complement: 107 civilians,
- 21 naval
Neosho Class Oiler
Unknown Neosho Class Oiler
of the Military Sealift Command.
Photographed in the Atlantic
Ocean off Norfolk, - 1978.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
Neosho Class Oiler
Unknown Neosho Class Oiler
of the Military Sealift Command.
Photographed in the Atlantic
Ocean off Norfolk, - 1978.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
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Replenishment Oilers
"Wichita" Class
Commisioned: 7 units,
- 1969 - 1976
Displacement, tons: 12500 light,
- 37632 full
Dimensions, metres: 200,9
x 29,3 x 10,2
Aircraft: 2 Boing UH-46
Sea Knight Helicopters
Missiles: 1 Sea Sparrow
launcher
Guns: 4 - 20 mm, - (single)
Propulsion: Turbines, 32000
shp, - 2 shafts, - 20 knots
Complement: 390
1978-08-059
USS "Kansas City" OR
3
Take note of the Navy helicopter,
- Boing UH-46 "Sea Knight"
Photographed in San Francisco
Bay in 1978
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
1978-08-060
USS "Kansas City" OR
3
Take note of the Navy helicopter,
- Boing UH-46 "Sea Knight"
Photographed in San Francisco
Bay in 1978
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
1978-08-061
USS "Kansas City" OR
3
Take note of the Navy helicopter,
- Boing UH-46 "Sea Knight"
Photographed in San Francisco
Bay in 1978
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
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SS "Cape Florida", T-AK 5071,
Military Sealift Command, US Navy
(Photographed in Mississippi, July 1995.)
(Photography by Karsten Petersen ©)
SS "Cape Florida" T-AK 5071
Another shot of this impressive and unusual
ship type,- a so called LASH ship.
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
Unidentified, possibly a "SL
7" Class, Military Sealift Command, former Sea-Land Container Ship, U.S.
Navy.
(Photographed in the Pacific, Sept.02.1987)
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
USS "Mount Hood", - AE 29 -,
Kilauea Class Ammunition Ship, US Navy.
(Photographed in Hong Kong, 1975.)
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
USS "Ashtabula", - AO 51 -,
Jumboised Cimarron Class, Oiler, US Navy.
(Photographed in Hong Kong, 1975.)
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
USS "Ashtabula", - AO 51 -,
Jumboised Cimarron Class, Oiler, US Navy.
(Photographed in Hong Kong, 1975.)
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
SS "Anadarko Victory"
- a great shot of a Victory
ship with smoke from the funnel - -
