PLATFORM TYPE:   WICHITA CLASS REPLENISHMENT OILERS (AOR)
PLATFORM NAME:   USS WICHITA AOR 1
                 USS MILWAUKEE AOR 2
                 USS KANSAS CITY AOR 3
                 USS SAVANNAH AOR 4
                 USS WABASH AOR 5
                 USS KALAMAZOO AOR 6
                 USS ROANOKE AOR 7

DESCRIPTION:     DESIGNED TO PROVIDE RAPID REPLENISHMENT
                 AT SEA OF PETROLEUM AND MUNITIONS WITH A
                 LIMITED CAPACITY FOR PROVISION AND FLEET
                 FREIGHT
SPEED:           20KTS
MANNING LEVEL:   454
DIMENSIONS:      659 x 96 x 33.3 FT
DISPLACEMENT:    37,360 FULL LOAD (AOR 1,2 AND 6)
                 37,632 FULL LOAD (AOR 3)
                 37,544 FULL LOAD (AOR 4)
                 37,000 FULL LOAD (AOR 7)
POWERPLANT:      3 BOILERS
                 GEARED TURBINES 32,000 SHP
                 2 SHAFTS

MISSILES:        1 NATO SEA SPARROW SYSTEM (MK29)

GUNS:            4  20mm MK67 (SINGLE) (AOR 6)
                 2  20mm PHALANX MK16 CIWS

RADARS:
    (AIR SRCH):        SPS-58 (AOR 3 AND 7 ONLY)
    (SURFACE SRCH):    SPS-10F
    (NAVIGATION):      LN-66 (EXCEPT IN AOR 7)

FIRE CONTROL:          1 MK91 MFCS

ELECTRONICS:           FITTED WITH OE-82 SATELLITE
                       COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA
                       SSR-1 RECEIVER
                       WSC-3 TRANSCEIVER

COUNTERMEASURES:       WLR-6 EW SYSTEM
                       4 MK36 SRBOC CHAFFROC
                       (EXCEPT AOR 5 AND 7)
AIRCRAFT:              2 UH-46 SEA KNIGHTS CAN BE EMBARKED

COUNTRY:               USA
COMMENTS:              FITTED WITH HELICOPTER PLATFORM AND
                       INTERNAL ARRANGEMENT FOR VERTICAL
                       REPLENISHMENT OPERATIONS (VERTREP)




 
