The Kilauea class was a group of eight United States Navy ammunition ships built between 1968 and 1972 to carry bombs, missiles, projectiles, powder and other ordnance to warships at sea. They were first commissioned naval vessels with naval crews, and between 1980 and 1996 they were transferred to the Military Sealift Command for civilian operation, until the Lewis and Clark class of dry cargo ships replaced them. The class was built at more than one yard, and Ingalls Shipbuilding at Pascagoula, Mississippi, is one of them: its Litton Systems division laid down Shasta on 10 November 1969, launched her on 3 April 1971 and delivered her for commissioning on 26 February 1972. Each ship had a certified flight deck for vertical replenishment by Sea Knight helicopters, and the propulsion plant was a General Electric turbine fed by three Foster Wheeler boilers driving a single six-blade propeller.
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Kilauea Class Ammunition Ship: Laid down, 10 November 1969, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, Litton Systems Inc., Pascagoula, MS.
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Kilauea Class Ammunition Ship: Laid down, 10 November 1969, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, Litton Systems Inc., Pascagoula, MS.
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The Kilauea class ammunition ship was a class of eight United States Navy cargo vessels designed for underway replenishment of naval warships.
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The lead ship of the class, Kilauea, was commissioned on 10 August 1968
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They were eventually all replaced by the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ships.
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Specifications, propulsion
Propulsion one General Electric turbine three Foster-Wheeler 600psi boilers
Specifications, engine
Propulsion one General Electric turbine three Foster-Wheeler 600psi boilers
Kilauea class entry, builder
Kilauea Class Ammunition Ship: Laid down, 10 November 1969, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, Litton Systems Inc., Pascagoula, MS.
Kilauea class entry, yard location
Kilauea Class Ammunition Ship: Laid down, 10 November 1969, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, Litton Systems Inc., Pascagoula, MS.
Of Make: Ingalls Shipbuilding, Kilauea class entry, USS Shasta
Kilauea Class Ammunition Ship: Laid down, 10 November 1969, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, Litton Systems Inc., Pascagoula, MS.
In Group: Naval Auxiliary, Support and Survey Ships, Kilauea class entry, ship type
Kilauea Class Ammunition Ship: Laid down, 10 November 1969, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, Litton Systems Inc., Pascagoula, MS.
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Kilauea Class Ammunition Ship: Laid down, 10 November 1969, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, Litton Systems Inc., Pascagoula, MS.
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