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U.S.S. MOUNT HOOD
(AE-29)ARMA PRO ARMADA
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The USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29), a Kilauea-class ammunition ship, was commissioned on 1 MAY 1971. USS MOUNT HOOD was built by Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point, Maryland outside of Baltimore. After commissioning and shake down training she sailed for her homeport of Concord, California. MOUNT HOOD's first "West Pacs" were to support the war effort in Vietnam. She continued deploying after the war, into the Western Pacific, and extending into the Indian Ocean as needed. USS MOUNT HOOD served her country for 28 years, 3 months and 9 days, until decommissioned on 10 AUG 1999. MOUNT HOOD is laid up at the NISMF at Suisan Bay, Benicia, California.
The USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29) deployment history and significant events of her service career follow:
AE-29 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AE-29 Shellback Initiation | Add a AE-29 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY | 1967 | - | Keel Date: 8 MAY 1967 | ||
| JUL | 1968 | - | Launch Date: 17 JUL 1968 | ||
| MAY | 1971 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 MAY 1971 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1971 | - | JAN | 1972 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAY | 1971 | - | MAY | 1971 | Panama Canal |
| MAY | 1971 | - | Commissioned: 1 MAY 1971 | ||
| MAY | 1971 | - | MAY | 1971 | South America |
| JUN | 1971 | - | DEC | 1973 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| SEP | 1971 | - | DEC | 1971 | Sea Trials |
| DEC | 1971 | - | JUL | 1972 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1972 | - | JAN | 1973 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1972 | - | MAR | 1973 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| APR | 1972 | - | JUL | 1973 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| APR | 1972 | - | APR | 1973 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JUL | 1972 | - | JUL | 1973 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| SEP | 1972 | - | MAR | 1973 | West Pac |
| SEP | 1972 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 SEP 1972 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 JAN 1973 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 JAN 1973 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 JAN 1973 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 17 JAN 1973 - Indian Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1973 | - | MAR | 1974 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| SEP | 1973 | - | MAR | 1974 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| OCT | 1973 | - | OCT | 1973 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| APR | 1974 | - | OCT | 1974 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| MAR | 1975 | - | MAY | 1975 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| APR | 1975 | - | MAY | 1975 | OPERATION FREQUENT WIND |
| MAY | 1975 | - | NOV | 1975 | West Pac |
| FEB | 1977 | - | OCT | 1977 | West Pac |
| FEB | 1979 | - | JUL | 1979 | West Pac |
| JUL | 1979 | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 JUL 1979 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| FEB | 1980 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 FEB 1980 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1980 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 AUG 1980 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1980 | - | SEP | 1980 | Alaska |
| APR | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 APR 1981 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| APR | 1981 | - | SEP | 1981 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| JUN | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 28 JUN 1981 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 28 JUN 1981 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1983 | - | SEP | 1983 | West Pac |
| OCT | 1984 | - | APR | 1985 | West Pac |
| NOV | 1985 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 NOV 1985 - Indian Ocean | ||
| APR | 1986 | - | MAY | 1986 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| JAN | 1987 | - | JUN | 1987 | Circumnavigation |
| APR | 1987 | - | Shellback Initiation - 17 APR 1987 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1988 | - | JAN | 1990 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JAN | 1989 | - | JAN | 1992 | Desert Storm |
| SEP | 1989 | - | MAR | 1990 | West Pac |
| DEC | 1990 | - | MAY | 1991 | Desert Storm |
| DEC | 1990 | - | JAN | 1991 | Desert Storm |
| MAR | 1991 | - | Shellback Initiation - 26 MAR 1991 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1991 | - | Shellback Initiation - 2 MAR 1991 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1992 | - | JAN | 1993 | Desert Storm |
| JUN | 1993 | - | DEC | 1993 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JUN | 1993 | - | DEC | 1993 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| AUG | 1993 | - | SEP | 1993 | Shellback Initiation - Pacific Ocean |
| AUG | 1993 | - | Shellback Initiation - 31 AUG 1993 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1995 | - | NOV | 1995 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| APR | 1997 | - | OCT | 1997 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| AUG | 1999 | - | Decommissioned: 10 AUG 1999 | ||
AE-29 General Specifications
Class: Kilauea-class ammunition ship
Named for: Mount Hood
Complement: 28 Officers and 390 Enlisted
Length: 564 feet
Beam: 81 feet
Draft: 27 feet
Final Disposition: In reserve
USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29)
The second Mount Hood (AE‑29) was laid down 8
May 1967 by Bethlehem Steel Corp., Sparrows Point, Md.; launched 17 July 1968;
sponsored by Mrs. Robert A. Frosch, wife of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy
for Research and Development; and is scheduled to commission early in 1970.
[Note: The above USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]
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