Kilauea-class ammunition ship


The Kilauea class ammunition ship was a class of eight United States Navy cargo vessels designed for underway replenishment of naval warships. The ships were constructed 1968–1972 and were initially commissioned naval ships, carrying a crew of naval personnel. At various dates 1980–96 these ships were decommissioned and transferred to the Military Sealift Command for civilian operation. They were eventually all replaced by the s. The lead ship of the class,, was commissioned on 10 August 1968, and the last, the, on 16 December 1972.
ShipHull No.BuilderCommissionedTransferred to MSCStatusNVR link
AE-26General Dynamics, Quincy1968-08-101980-10-01Stricken, sunk as an exercise target 2012
AE-27General Dynamics, Quincy1968-12-141996-06-03Stricken, sunk as an exercise target 2006
AE-28Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard1970-07-111998-09-30Stricken, scrapped
AE-29Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard1971-05-01Stricken, scrapped
AE-32Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula1971-11-201995-08-04Sold for scrap 24 November 2015
AE-33Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula1972-02-261997-10-01Stricken, scrapped commencing in November 2013
AE-34Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula1972-07-221996-12-18Stricken, scrapped
AE-35Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula1972-12-161996-08-01Stricken, to be disposed of by dismantling