USNS Kiska (T-AE-35)

USNS Kiska (T-AE-35), ex-USS Kiska (AE-35) was one of five ammunition ships operated by Military Sealift Command of the Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force. The ship was laid down on 8 April 1971 at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi as USS Kiska (AE-35) and was launched on 11 March 1972. Originally commissioned on December 16, 1972 she was decommissioned on 1 August 1996, and that same day entered service with Military Sealift Command as USNS Kiska (T-AE-35). She continued to operate under Military Sealift Command's control until she was deactivated at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on January 15, 2011. [3][4] Kiska is the eighth and final ship of the Kilauea-class ammunition ships. Kiska was disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration as of May 30, 2013.[5]

USNS Kiska in the Persian Gulf, 2003
History
United States
Name:	Kiska
Awarded:	March 8, 1968[1]
Builder:	Ingalls Shipbuilding[1]
Laid down:	April 8, 1971[1]
Launched:	March 11, 1972[1]
Commissioned:	December 16, 1972[1]
Decommissioned:	August 1, 1996[1]
In service:	August 1, 1996
Stricken:	January 15, 2011
Identification:	MMSI number: 367275000 Callsign: NMFC
Status:	Disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration
General characteristics
Class and type:	Kilauea-class ammunition ship
Displacement:	19,940 long tons (20,260 t)[2]
Length:	564 ft (172 m)[2]
Beam:	81 ft (25 m)[2]
Draft:	28 ft (8.5 m)[2]
Propulsion:	3 Foster-Wheeler boilers; 600 psi (4,100 kPa); 870 °F (466 °C); 1 turbine, 22,000 hp (16,000 kW); Automated Propulsion System (APS)
Speed:	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[2]
Complement:	125 civilians, 55 naval personnel [2]
Aircraft carried:	2 × CH-46 helicopters