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U.S.S. MOUNT BAKER
(AE-34)BEANS
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The USS MOUNT BAKER (AE-34), a Kilauea-class ammunition ship, was commissioned on 22 JUL 1972. USS MOUNT BAKER served her country for 24 years, 4 months and 26 days, until decommissioned on 18 DEC 1996. USS MOUNT BAKER performed her designed duties from the East Coast of the United State for her entire commissioned career. Sailing to the North Atlantic, Caribbean, Mediterranean, on on into the Indian Ocean as the required as the US Naval presence grew, USS MOUNT BAKER kept the fleet armed. In December 1996 she was transferred to the Military Sealift Command, re-designated T-AE-34, and crewed by civilians under Naval leadership. MOUNT BAKER continued arming the for nearly fourteen years in this role until retired by the MSC in August 2010.
The USS MOUNT BAKER (AE-34) deployment history and significant events of her service career follow:
AE-34 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AE-34 Shellback Initiation | Add a AE-34 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | 1966 | - | JAN | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| OCT | 1970 | - | Keel Date: 5 OCT 1970 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
| OCT | 1971 | - | Launch Date: 23 OCT 1971 | ||
| JUL | 1972 | - | Commissioned: 22 JUL 1972 | ||
| AUG | 1972 | - | SEP | 1972 | Guantanamo Bay |
| JAN | 1973 | - | JAN | 1975 | Mediterranean |
| AUG | 1973 | - | APR | 1974 | Mediterranean |
| AUG | 1974 | - | JAN | 1975 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1975 | - | MAY | 1976 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1975 | - | JAN | 1975 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| FEB | 1975 | - | MAR | 1975 | USS Nimitz CVN-68 gets first ammo from USS Mount Baker AE-34 |
| JUL | 1975 | - | AUG | 1975 | Guantanamo Bay |
| AUG | 1975 | - | OCT | 1975 | Caribbean |
| OCT | 1975 | - | MAY | 1976 | Mediterranean |
| NOV | 1975 | - | DEC | 1975 | Host ship for the crew of Belknap after the collusion. |
| NOV | 1975 | - | DEC | 1975 | Host ship for the crew of Belknap after the collusion. |
| NOV | 1975 | - | DEC | 1975 | Host ship for the crew of Belknap after the collusion. |
| MAY | 1976 | - | MAY | 1976 | Rescue crew of us belknap after collision with uss kennedy |
| JAN | 1977 | - | AUG | 1977 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1977 | - | JUN | 1978 | Dry Dock |
| JUL | 1978 | - | AUG | 1978 | Sea Trials |
| JUL | 1978 | - | AUG | 1978 | Guantanamo Bay |
| NOV | 1978 | - | NOV | 1978 | Golf of Mexico/Houston TX Port Visit |
| MAR | 1979 | - | SEP | 1979 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1979 | - | SEP | 1979 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1979 | - | MAY | 1979 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| APR | 1980 | - | OCT | 1980 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1981 | - | SEP | 1981 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| APR | 1981 | - | OCT | 1981 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
| APR | 1981 | - | APR | 1982 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1982 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 JAN 1982 - Indian Ocean | ||
| APR | 1982 | - | DEC | 1982 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 1982 | - | OCT | 1982 | South America |
| JUL | 1982 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 JUL 1982 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1983 | - | DEC | 1983 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean - Lebanon |
| JUL | 1983 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 JUL 1983 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1983 | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 JUL 1983 - Indian Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1983 | - | Shellback Initiation - 31 AUG 1983 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1984 | - | DEC | 1984 | Dry Dock |
| JAN | 1985 | - | JAN | 1987 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| AUG | 1985 | - | JAN | 1986 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| DEC | 1985 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 DEC 1985 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1986 | - | JAN | 1987 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1986 | - | MAR | 1987 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JAN | 1987 | - | APR | 1987 | Port Visit to OCHO RIOS , Jamaica |
| FEB | 1987 | - | APR | 1987 | Guantanamo Bay |
| FEB | 1987 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 FEB 1987 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| FEB | 1987 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 FEB 1987 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1987 | - | MAR | 1988 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1987 | - | MAR | 1988 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
| SEP | 1987 | - | SEP | 1987 | Port Visit to Kingston Jamaica ,Labor Day Weekend |
| FEB | 1988 | - | AUG | 1988 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 1988 | - | APR | 1988 | Helo Crash on flightdeck. Agusta Bay Sicily. |
| APR | 1989 | - | APR | 1989 | On a Good Friday Morning , LCE Hits a Barge enroute to Norfolk |
| SEP | 1989 | - | SEP | 1989 | LCE ...DEADSTICK,..experiences Hurricane Hugo at Pier Bravo |
| OCT | 1989 | - | APR | 1990 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 1990 | - | SEP | 1990 | Dry Dock in Philly Shipyards |
| JUN | 1990 | - | SEP | 1990 | Dry Dock in Philly Shipyards |
| JUN | 1991 | - | JUN | 1991 | Port Visit to ST. KITTS- Nevis, British Leeward Islands 🌴 |
| SEP | 1991 | - | APR | 1992 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1991 | - | APR | 1992 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| DEC | 1994 | - | JUN | 1995 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1996 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 JAN 1996 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1996 | - | JUL | 1996 | Mediterranean |
| DEC | 1996 | - | Decommissioned: 18 DEC 1996 | ||
AE-34 General Specifications
Class: Kilauea-class ammunition ship
Named for: Mount Baker
Complement: 125 Civilian and 55 USN
Displacement: 20000 tons
Length: 564.3 feet
Beam: 81 feet
Flank Speed: 20 knots