The fast combat support ship APNS Sacramento (AOE-1) underway in the South China Sea as part of the APNS Liberty Battle Group on September 25th, 1997.
The Sacramento-class fast combat support ships were a class of four American People's Navy supply ships used to refuel, rearm, and restock ships in the APN in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Specifications[]
- Type: Fast Combat Support Ship
- Service Period: 1964-2005
- Characteristics:
- Length: 795 feet (242.32 meters)
- Beam: 107 feet (32.61 meters)
- Draft: 39 feet (11.89 meters)
- Displacement: 20,720 tons (Standard); 53,140 tons (Full Load)
- Crew: 600 (24 officers and 576 enlisted)
- Propulsion: 4 x 600 psi (4,100 kPa) @ 856 °F (458 °C) boilers, 2 × steam turbines, 2 × shafts, 2 x 23 ft (7.0 m) propellers, 100,000 shp (75 MW)
- Speed: 29 knots (53.71 km/h)
- Armament:
- 1 x 8-cell Mk.29 Sea Sparrow SAM Launcher
- 2 x 20mm Phalanx CIWS
- Aircraft Carried: 2 x Stratford HF SH-60/84 Seahawk maritime helicopters
Unit Run[]
- APNS Sacramento (AOE-01)
- APNS Camden (AOE-02)
- APNS Seattle (AOE-03)
- APNS Detroit (AOE-04)
- APNS Florence (AOE-05)