USS Wichita (AOR 1)

- decommissioned -

USS WICHITA was the lead ship of the WICHITA - class of replenishment oilers. Decommissioned on March 12, 1993, and stricken from the Navy list on February 15, 1995, the WICHITA is now berthed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benecia, Ca., awaiting final disposal.

General Characteristics:	Awarded: June 2, 1965
	Keel laid: June 16, 1966
	Launched: March 16, 1968
	Commissioned: June 7, 1969
	Decommissioned: March 12, 1993
	Builder: General Dynamics, Quincy, Massachusetts
	Propulsion system: Three boilers, steam turbines, two shafts, 32,000 shaft horsepower
	Propellers: two
	Length: 659 feet (200.86 meters)
	Beam: 96 feet (29.3 meters)
	Draft: 35 feet (10.7 meters)
	Displacement: approx. 40,100 tons full load
	Speed: 20 knots
	Aircraft: 2 CH-46 Sea Knight Helicopters
	Armament: two Phalanx CIWS, one Mk-29 Sea Sparrow Missile Launcher
	Crew: 22 officers, 398 enlisted

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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS WICHITA. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.

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Accidents aboard USS WICHITA:

Date	Where	Events
July 18, 1983	100 miles off San Diego, Calif.	USS RANGER (CV 61) collides with USS WICHITA during refueling. RANGER's flight deck elevator is damaged, but no injuries are reported. USS WICHITA damages its refueling capability. The port fueling riggins are put out of commission, including the loss of all fuel hoses. Also part of WICHITA's aft superstructure is crushed on the starboard side.

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