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USS KISKA

(AE-35)

We Deliver
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The USS KISKA (AE-35), a Kilauea-class ammunition ship, was commissioned on 16 DEC 1972. USS KISKA served her country for 23 years, 7 months and 16 days, until decommissioned on 1 AUG 1996. USS KISKA was built at the Litton ship Yard at Pascagoula, MS. Following sea trails and REFTRA at Guantanamo Bay Cuba, KISKA transited the Panama Canal and joined the Pacific Fleet. True to her motto "We Deliver", KISKA made numerous deployments to the Western Pacific. With a constant US Naval force in place in the Persian Gulf from the late 1970s, KISKA's deployments often extended into the Indian Ocean. Decommissioned in August 1996, KISKA continues to "Deliver" as T-AE-35, a Military Sealift Command vessel. She was retired January 2011 and awaits disposal plans.

The USS KISKA (AE-35) deployment history and significant events of her service career follow:

AE-35 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
APR 1971 Keel Date: 8 APR 1971
at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS
MAR 1972 Launch Date: 11 MAR 1972
MAY 1972 - MAY 1972 phillipines-mayerquez
DEC 1972 Commissioned: 16 DEC 1972
JAN 1973 - JAN 1973 Guantanamo Bay
JAN 1973 - FEB 1973 Sea Trials
MAR 1973 - APR 1973 Panama Canal
DEC 1973 - - - Shellback Initiation - 18 DEC 1973 - Pacific Ocean
JAN 1974 - DEC 1974 Shellbaclk Iintitiation - Please add with exact date
MAY 1975 - MAY 1975 Repatriotization of S.S. Mayaguez
JAN 1977 - JAN 1978 West Pac
OCT 1977 - - - Shellback Initiation - 13 OCT 1977 - Pacific Ocean
SEP 1978 - MAR 1979 West Pac
JAN 1982 - - - Mediterranean-Indian Ocean - Please re-enter dates
MAR 1984 - - - Shellback Initiation - 16 MAR 1984 - Indian Ocean
OCT 1984 - MAR 1985 West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
DEC 1984 - - - Shellback Initiation - 14 DEC 1984 - Pacific Ocean
AUG 1986 - - - Shellback Initiation - 9 AUG 1986 - Indian Ocean
NOV 1986 - APR 1987 West Pac
FEB 1987 - - - Shellback Initiation - 1 FEB 1987 - Pacific Ocean
FEB 1987 - - - Shellback Initiation - 13 FEB 1987 - Pacific Ocean
OCT 1988 - APR 1989 West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
JAN 1989 - - - Shellback Initiation - 10 JAN 1989 - Pacific Ocean
AUG 1990 - MAY 1991 Desert Storm
AUG 1992 - MAY 1993 Desert Storm
NOV 1994 - - - Shellback Initiation - 17 NOV 1994 - Indian Ocean
NOV 1994 - MAY 1995 West Pac - Indian Ocean
FEB 1995 - - - Shellback Initiation - 8 FEB 1995 - Pacific Ocean
AUG 1996 Decommissioned: 1 AUG 1996

AE-35 General Specifications

Complement: 4 USN

Displacement: 19940 tons

Length: 564 feet

Beam: 81 feet

Draft: 28 feet

Flank Speed: 20 Knots