U.S.S. Savannah
AOR-4
1975
(Sea Vee SVX-LE)
- Class: Wichita -- 7 replenishment oilers of 1965-1972
- Displacement: 12,500 tons light / 41,350 tons full load
- Dimensions: 659' (oa) x 96' x 33'4"
- Machinery: steam turbines, twin shaft 32,000 shp = 20 knots
- Armament: 2-20mm Phalanx CIWS Mk 15; 1 8-cell NATO Sea Sparrow Mk 29
- Helicopters: 2 UH-46 Sea Knight
- Complement: 450
- Builder: General Dynamics Corp, Quincy, MA
- Laid down: 22 Jan 1969
- Launched: 23 Apr 1970
- Commissioned: 5 Dec 1970
- Decommissioned: 28 Jul 1995
- Notes: Large combination petroleum-munitions UNREP ships intended for the support of CVS battle groups. Can carry 160,000 barrels of petroleum, 600 tons of munitions, 200 tons of dry stores, and 100 tons of refrigerated stores. Originally built with 4-3"/50 (2x2) guns aft, they were removed when the twin hangars were added in 1975. The Phalanx CIWS and Sea Sparrow were added at that time.
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