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U.S.S. MILWAUKEE
(AOR-2)SERVICE
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The USS MILWAUKEE (AOR-2), a Wichita-class replenishment oiler, was commissioned on 1 NOV 1969. Built by General Dynamics Corporation at Quincy, Massachusetts, USS MILWAUKEE was initial an Atlantic Fleet "Oiler" deployed to the Mediterranean, North Atlantic and Caribbean, before being called to the "West Pac" and duty off Vietnam in 1972-73. Returning to Atlantic Fleet in 1974, MILWAUKEE finished her service career, true to the acronym "A.O.R. - Always Out Replenishing". USS MILWAUKEE served her country for 24 years, 2 months and 26 days, until decommissioned on 27 JAN 1994. USS MILWAUKEE was laid up at the NISMF in Philadelphia, PA for fifteen years after decommissioning, then sold for scrapping in 2009.
The USS MILWAUKEE (AOR-2) deployment history and significant events of her service career follow:
AOR-2 Deployments - Major Events
Add a AOR-2 Shellback Initiation | Add a AOR-2 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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NOV | 1966 | - | Keel Date: 29 NOV 1966 at General Dynamics Corporation Quincy MA | ||
JAN | 1969 | - | Launch Date: 1 JAN 1969 | ||
JAN | 1969 | - | MAY | 1972 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
NOV | 1969 | - | Commissioned: 1 NOV 1969 | ||
FEB | 1971 | - | JUL | 1971 | Mediterranean |
AUG | 1971 | - | NOV | 1971 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
AUG | 1971 | - | NOV | 1971 | North Atlantic |
JAN | 1972 | - | SEP | 1973 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JAN | 1972 | - | JAN | 1973 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JAN | 1972 | - | JAN | 1973 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JAN | 1972 | - | JAN | 1972 | Guantanamo Bay |
JUN | 1972 | - | OCT | 1972 | Mediterranean |
JUN | 1972 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 JUN 1972 - Pacific Ocean | ||
OCT | 1972 | - | MAR | 1973 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
OCT | 1972 | - | Shellback Initiation - 22 OCT 1972 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
OCT | 1972 | - | Shellback Initiation - 22 OCT 1972 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
OCT | 1972 | - | Shellback Initiation - 22 OCT 1972 - Pacific Ocean | ||
DEC | 1972 | - | DEC | 1972 | SecNav John Warner boards Milwaukee |
DEC | 1972 | - | DEC | 1972 | Won Atlantic Fleet Arleigh Burke Trophy Award |
MAR | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 MAR 1973 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
MAR | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 MAR 1973 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
SEP | 1973 | - | FEB | 1974 | Dry Dock |
APR | 1974 | - | APR | 1974 | Guantanamo Bay |
MAY | 1974 | - | NOV | 1974 | Mediterranean |
FEB | 1975 | - | JUL | 1975 | Dry Dock |
MAY | 1975 | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 MAY 1975 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
JAN | 1976 | - | JAN | 1976 | North Atlantic |
JUL | 1976 | - | FEB | 1977 | Mediterranean |
JUN | 1977 | - | JUL | 1977 | Queens Silver Jublee |
MAR | 1978 | - | SEP | 1979 | Mediterranean |
MAR | 1978 | - | MAY | 1978 | Regular Overhaul |
JUN | 1979 | - | OCT | 1980 | panamacanel |
JAN | 1982 | - | AUG | 1982 | Mediterranean |
AUG | 1982 | - | SEP | 1982 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
MAR | 1983 | - | NOV | 1983 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
APR | 1984 | - | JUL | 1984 | North Atlantic |
OCT | 1985 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 OCT 1985 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
OCT | 1985 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 OCT 1985 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
JUN | 1986 | - | NOV | 1986 | Mediterranean |
SEP | 1986 | - | NOV | 1986 | UNITAS |
FEB | 1988 | - | AUG | 1988 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
MAR | 1988 | - | AUG | 1988 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
OCT | 1989 | - | APR | 1990 | Mediterranean |
JAN | 1990 | - | DEC | 1991 | Desert Storm |
JAN | 1990 | - | SEP | 1990 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
AUG | 1990 | - | MAR | 1991 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
MAY | 1991 | - | DEC | 1991 | Mediterranean |
JUN | 1991 | - | DEC | 1991 | Mediterranean |
JAN | 1994 | - | Decommissioned: 27 JAN 1994 |
AOR-2 General Specifications
Class: Wichita-class replenishment oiler
Named for: The city of Milwaukee
Complement: 34 Officers and 463 Enlisted
Displacement: 14048 tons
Length: 659 feet
Beam: 96 feet
Flank Speed: 20 knots
Final Disposition: Transferred to Maritime Administration 24 February 2001
USS MILWAUKEE (AOR-2)
The fourth Milwaukee (AOR‑2) was
laid down 29 November 1966 by General Dynamics Corp., Quincy Yard, Quincy, Mass.;
launching scheduled 3 January 1970, to be sponsored by Mrs. Henry Haier, wife
of the Mayor of Milwaukee.
Milwaukee (AOR‑2) is the second of a new class
of multipurpose replenishment ships being constructed for the Navy. Once in
commission, she will operate independently or as a unit of a fast underway
replenishment task group. Cargo space and underway transfer equipment is
provided for petroleum products, refrigerated and special weapons. She carries
the most advanced fueling‑at‑sea equipment and has a rapid cargo
discharge capability enhanced by a landing‑launching area for a
replenishment helicopter.
[Note: The above USS MILWAUKEE (AOR-2) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS MILWAUKEE (AOR-2), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]