USS Milwaukee (AOR-2)
USS Milwaukee in March 1982 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Milwaukee |
| Namesake | The city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the Milwaukee River |
| Builder | General Dynamics Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Laid down | 29 November 1966 |
| Launched | 1 January 1969 |
| Commissioned | 1 November 1969 |
| Decommissioned | 27 January 1994 |
| Stricken | 8 April 1997 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8644113 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 2009 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Wichita-class replenishment oiler |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Beam | 96 ft (29 m) |
| Draft | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Propulsion | 3 × boilers, 2 × steam turbines, 2 × shafts, 32,000 shp (23,862 kW) |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 34 Officers, 463 Enlisted |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Helo Deck and berthing for 8 Airdet Personnel |
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USS Milwaukee (AOR-2) was a Wichita-class replenishment oiler commissioned by the U.S. Navy in 1969. She continued to support Navy requirements until 1994 when she was placed in the reserve fleet and later struck.