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U.S.S. ROANOKE
(AOR-7)DEDICATED TO SERVICE
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USS ROANOKE (AOR-7) - a Wichita-class replenishment oiler
In Commission 1976 to 1995AOR-7 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AOR-7 Shellback Initiation | Add a AOR-7 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APR | 1965 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 APR 1965 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1974 | - | Keel Date: 19 JAN 1974 at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego | ||
| DEC | 1974 | - | Launch Date: 7 DEC 1974 | ||
| OCT | 1976 | - | Commissioned: 30 OCT 1976 | ||
| JAN | 1978 | - | AUG | 1978 | West Pac |
| JUL | 1978 | - | Shellback Initiation - 17 JUL 1978 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1978 | - | Shellback Initiation - 17 JUL 1978 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1978 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 AUG 1978 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1979 | - | JUN | 1980 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| FEB | 1981 | - | OCT | 1981 | West Pac |
| MAR | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 MAR 1981 - Indian Ocean | ||
| APR | 1981 | - | DEC | 1981 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| OCT | 1981 | - | MAY | 1982 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| OCT | 1981 | - | MAY | 1982 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| OCT | 1981 | - | MAY | 1982 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| DEC | 1981 | - | SEP | 1982 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| OCT | 1982 | - | APR | 1983 | West Pac |
| OCT | 1984 | - | MAY | 1985 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| JAN | 1985 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 JAN 1985 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1985 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 JAN 1985 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1985 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 JAN 1985 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1985 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 MAR 1985 - Indian Ocean | ||
| APR | 1985 | - | OCT | 1985 | West Pac |
| AUG | 1986 | - | FEB | 1987 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| AUG | 1986 | - | APR | 1987 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| OCT | 1986 | - | Shellback Initiation - 2 OCT 1986 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1987 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 JUL 1987 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1988 | - | Shellback Initiation - 25 JUL 1988 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1988 | - | DEC | 1988 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| JUL | 1988 | - | Shellback Initiation - 25 JUL 1988 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1988 | - | Shellback Initiation - 22 JUL 1988 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1988 | - | Shellback Initiation - 22 JUL 1988 - Indian Ocean | ||
| FEB | 1990 | - | APR | 1990 | Cape Horn |
| FEB | 1990 | - | APR | 1990 | Panama Canal |
| FEB | 1990 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 FEB 1990 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1991 | - | JAN | 1991 | Desert Storm |
| JAN | 1992 | - | AUG | 1993 | Desert Storm |
| JUN | 1994 | - | DEC | 1994 | West Pac |
| OCT | 1995 | - | Decommissioned: 6 OCT 1995 | ||
AOR-7 General Specifications
Class: Wichita-class replenishment oiler
Complement: 34 Officers and 463 Enlisted
Displacement: 14048 tons
Length: 659 feet
Beam: 96 feet
Draft: 37 feet
Final Disposition: Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet Suisun Bay
USS ROANOKE (AOR-7)
USS Roanoke (AOR-7) was a Wichita-class replenishment oiler of the United States Navy.
Built by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, of San Diego, California, she was
launched on 7 December 1974, and commissioned on 30 October 1976.
[Note: The above USS ROANOKE (AOR-7) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS ROANOKE (AOR-7), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]