USS Camden (AOE-2)

USS Camden (AOE-2)
USS Camden (AOE-2)
History
United States
NameUSS Camden
NamesakeCamden, New Jersey
Awarded25 April 1963
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding
CostApprox. $458 million
Laid down17 February 1964
Launched29 May 1965
Acquired11 March 1967
Commissioned1 April 1967
Decommissioned14 October 2005
Stricken14 October 2005
HomeportBremerton, Washington
Identification05833
MottoFlexibility, Readiness, Endurance
Nickname(s)The Powerful Pachyderm of the Pacific
Honors and
awards
FateScrapped at ESCO Marine, Brownsville, Texas. Scrapping complete May 13, 2008
General characteristics
Class and typeSacramento-class fast combat support ship
Displacement
  • 20,717 long tons (21,049 t) light
  • 53,138 long tons (53,991 t) full
Length796 ft (243 m)
Beam107 ft (33 m)
Draft38 ft (12 m)
Propulsion
  • 4 × 600 psi (4,100 kPa) at 856 °F (458 °C) V2M boilers
  • 2 × steam turbines
  • 2 × shafts
  • 2 × 23 ft (7.0 m) propellers
  • 100,000 shp (75 MW)
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
  • 2 × 26 ft (7.9 m) Motor Whale Boats
  • 2 × 33 ft (10 m) Personnel Boats
Capacity
  • Fuel oil:
  • 5,200,000 US gal (20,000,000 L)
  • Aviation fuel (JP-5):
  • 2,700,000 US gal (10,000,000 L)
  • Dry/refrigerated stores:
  • 675 t (675,000 kg)
  • Ordnance:
  • 3,000 t (3,000,000 kg)
Complement27 officers, 587 enlisted
Armament
  • 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Mark 15 guns
  • 1 × 8 cell NATO Sea Sparrow Mark 29 missile launcher
  • Super Rapid Blooming Off-Board Chaff (SRBOC) system
Aircraft carried2 × SH-60 Seahawk Helicopters

USS Camden (AOE-2) was a Sacramento-class fast combat support ship, the second ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Camden, New Jersey.[1] It combined the functions of three logistic support ships in one hull - fleet oiler (AO), ammunition ship (AE), and refrigerated stores ship (AF).

  1. ^ "USS CAMDEN (AOE-2) Deployments & History". www.hullnumber.com. Retrieved 2024-10-18.