Kalamazoo (AOR 6) - Naval Cruise Book

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,,,,,,a ,sw- 96 fee! QfflcCfS 22 398 Enlisted Junts forward The USS KALAMAZOO was built by General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division. Her keel was laid October 28, 1970. She was launched on November 11, 1972 and then commissioned on August ll. 1973 USS KALAMAZO0 AOR-6 is the second ship to h me Kalamazoo The first ship AOG-30 was built in 1944. She served as a tanker in the Pacific. During 1945 she travelled beart e na 1 1 . . - hout the Southern Phillipines transporting cargo and fuel from Borneo and Morotai to ports in Mindanao. throug - - USS KALAMAZOO AOC-30 was decommissioned at New Orleans May 18, 1946. ln 1947 she was turned over to the custody 'f - ' ' ' ' B ls de of the Maritime Commission for disposal and was transferred to the Government of Columbia. She still serves that nation as a Lazo BT-62. 20 Km ..........,.. m'2 : .................. Q3 ith. Automatic 'fn' 3 , I ustton Conlrol E A 9 . ,V 1 I 4 - -H . . 1 4 ff- 2 5 e -qt me - .. pf, sp-f 31 523'-'7 14 -53' iff? T er ., Q-nfl - , ef '92 V - -5Q'.,keil life -,.. .5 -, - , ' 1 , , 13 , ' 7? .g ' 3 1 ,F E., 45.14. V ix' sera, 1' ,, W' ,S 'r 45 -- . ,. 'I : 1 at ' ,JM , i,.A,5.. sv, , ti 5.4 4 Wsiffiii g it .1 . 33.1. . im 4' ci . ij, al 1 1 t 1 , 'F ' ..k,.- .AL ,i if 'se V nr , t 5 : grill 1.1, ', U :fps-I ' - , . Qt A L: I in X , LW was mini' ' - X 'X xx , WM. n 4 I S3 1 F 45, 55 -w--.ns-P . . . fr m , if Q I ,gf I WfiS g'7Q?Y'- 5 al li? cf. 'FZ 1 . i A ' ,U -' ug in 41' 44 , -eff P' xy 1 V.. W , 1 L . ip : Y:,5H.1:1'4. 'H , i , ,- , ' if , 4 . g. A 1 ,1 if g,..,s,,, mfs, 'L , r I -,, r..-df' if' 'uw V, . ' '-. '5'1-is . ff+'f '1'?'ZL 1- --sv . ,W .W fe. 't' ship's history 5 ' - -1: u 4'?.qu1f9, 5. ,n ,fr gg F Q Q,

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Length .... 659 feet 96 fe Beam ...... -- e t Draft ................ ' -' 3 6 feet 37 000t Displacement ,..... ' 1 Ons 72 Officers Crew - 398 Enlisted t Armament: Nato Sea Sparrow Missle Dual System, Single Launcer, AFT Close-in Weapons System MK Mod 6, Two Mounts forward' E r Engineering Propulsion 20 Knots Sustained Speed v it Each 20.5 feet in Diameter Screws ............,.... Bollers llil l.'.' .... ' . .. .........,............................. .. 23 ,A Each with Automatic Combustion l Rudders: 2 each 23 feet high Electrical Output: 8,000 Kilowatts Fresh Water Production: 40,000 gal '- Liquid cargo: 7.2 Cargo: Enough f Weapons: 1,000 vrge- - ? 45 ' . -wa-xt 1- ft' fl' ..- iff A .L , l,,q-af nil fb' .vmgf . -Jr!! Y .QQ friwi., . , tw, k-dlp t , -91.3 r',-F Y , ' tsffhff A it Q ff - 1 .. ,lsr-Rnd? 1 S5 i ed C ,as ' llczir the nil thf0Ugh0uKAl USS Mgflllm Thf U launch of the 7. Laz0 Bw' lf' Q. N Q 0 Z, eggdjgg, is-1,1 . ., V v-alt '. .., i,a,t. J , G . '11-.. 5, ,yi 1 , jifwf , - Q5 L r-fh.,,t .rrp-'Q .' ' ' 3 '. A . .pat vig, . , it its .. ., , ' i. , . 1, Z- 4 1.55 ,i . 1 I- N -1. : 5 '-fair, i 1 .V -'n ,,, I ,V I 1 - . , ,V 1.1, 5 ' K V' 'M 3 - ' 4 4 -fe., '. a. f , f , 4 . . . . . . , t . ,W H -an V t wget, - V ' -- fl 'P 4 A l' ' 'F' - X -i J nf ' . 1' .- t- ' . -. . , - 1 - ., , . -:mi Q .- - M' I W I ,f .,,,F1 , aw ,J . -2 t fi f A ' 5 'r t F .U fi iv. ,fr 'V V A i I ,- mr -I H: .- , ..f Q, Wi 1 if - V 31' ? ..' I ,,::h-.g,3,5U,,3,L: .Q Av, i. i uk 1, K -4 4'-1' 4 'T 't' .- Jil. -1. S '- 6 -,fi 7 i Q. !E,:.'tfteff -' mm ' H ll il ' my l il Ship 5 gba!-actcl-'sues 1. j,1.A,, 45, ,ilu tg .Jil 'J .,f, !:,i.,,.l mat 4 lt M: g . . . ,V 7 . . TA iw at M t 'S ' . Q ' ..,41e i'3. 42? gs e at .V , 1.4 i- A 4 , I V .. 'r ' L, - , ,, ,..,, ,Q ' ' i ' A ' J t vt ' ' V -Q a. V 71:9 -Jil' X-'5:,:'m7' l l .rffii '--5 f ' ' 'Q - ' ' Y f l - H' ' ' A' i J . l NL ' . , ,. . 'L , ,. 'T l K' -'T

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.--cf. lr 7 , 4. -'lf f M 'WWF 3114591-...a , Xa 1' 'K' 'Gil ' g'4lQh g 3 ideal- -lf . ,513 -,..q,-Ui f ... , , .,V. . ,, f Y. . 'al -f I -r 5 xl f I+- aw -. v as-nu nat...-Sify. . nu., 37 '000'l0ns Enl' . 398 1 i 1 ll' -l si sltlll. Single Launcer, AFT Close-in Weapons System MK Mod 6, Two Mounts l'orvlm Engineering Propulsion the USS KALAMAZOO was built by General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division. Her keel was laid October 28. 1970. She launched on November 11, 1972 and then commissioned on August 11, 1973 USS KALAMAZOO AOR-6 is the second ship to the name Kalamazoo. The first ship AOG-30 was built in 1944. She served as a tanker in the Pacific. During 1945 she travelled the Southern Phillipines transporting cargo and fuel from Borneo and Morotai to ports in Mindanao. USS KALAMAZOO AOC-30 was decommissioned at New Orleans May 18, 1946. ln 1947 she was turned over to the custody Maritime Commission for disposal and was transferred to the Government of Columbia. She still serves that nation as Bals de T-62. - ft.. 1 l 5 if. ' .ufou i ..--.... 2 0 at t W ...... e ................. .... , ......-........,, , 4 slt. um Z in Each 20 5 feet in lliametef ug. 1 7 .,,. .. 4. Each with A .lomauc ,A up 'A ' Combustioi 1 1 2' 5 ' A .4 if pei: day ', lrue' 141:11 le! :HA v T as ,,.. ' ww-. 1 i ...A ,, ,F -s 2 A-aff-1 '10, ff? ggi r: -, - ,Q 'H V ,.....'l22.t'2 a E' Nl? -Q uiiiww 7 '-wart' HF at ii 5' Q . .Y . Q ie.. I ,115 l J v ,. 9 E, ,Q ., 34 1-lg. 'ii Q- A A t Q V X . K fg ' Q g L an , 'V' fx - , he V V - n V . ' ' if I 1, 4. 9, 'K sr , qs, gt- 'Viv ,nf I , W . 1 1? ig 'ky ri I ,, ,,,. sg f. at , We K, ' .4 'gsxfqiw '39 ,., to- if. v '-,5.ml'31L w ' , ,zklhvgm we -at 1 'W ' W A . A-3,5 . A ' H - ship's history 5 A ., T 'Q 1 we 1 23 f