Kilauea-class
usn_ae_kilaueaSurface ShipsUSARAS
- Length
- 172 m
- Beam
- 25 m
- Displacement
- 20500 t
- Max Speed
- 20 kn
Description
Eight Kilauea-class ammunition ships were constructed 1968–1972 for the USN to perform underway replenishment. Initially these were commissioned warships but transitioned to the more traditional civilian operation for auxiliaries late in the 1980s
Unit
- Type
- Vessel
- Role
- RAS
- In service
- 1968–1998
- Variants
- 8
- Armor
- Minor
- Task Force cost
- 5,000 pts
- Score value
- 4
Dimensions
- Length
- 172 m
- Beam
- 25 m
- Displacement
- 20,500 t
Performance
- Max speed
- 20 kn
- Max reverse
- 7 kn
- Cavitation speed
- 4 kn
Machinery
- Main power
- Steam
- Horsepower
- 22,000 hp
- Propulsion
- 1 shaft
- Rudders
- 1
Signatures
- Visual ID range
- 13 nm
- RCS
- Large
- IR signature
- Large
Service variants
| Variant | In service |
|---|---|
| AE-26 | 1968–1980 |
| AE-27 | 1968–1996 |
| AE-28 | 1970–1998 |
| AE-29 | 1971–1996 |
| AE-32 | 1970–1995 |
| AE-33 | 1972–1997 |
| AE-34 | 1972–1996 |
| AE-35 | 1972–1996 |