Camden (AOE 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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The mission of the AOE (Auxiliary-Oiler- Explosives) is logistic support of combat forces of the U.S. Navy anytime, anywhere in the world. To ac- complish this task, the AOE is equipped with the most modern cargo handling and transfer equipment. To demonstrate her capabilities, and to illustrate the fact that she is the largest type of auxiliary ship afloat con- sider these interesting statistics. • CAMDEN will carry enough food and stores in her massive cargo holds to completely stock 65 super- markets for one month. • CAMDEN will carry enough fuel (of all types) to fill 966 huge highway tanker trucks or, were this all con- verted to regular gasoline, CAMDEN carries enough to supply 644 gas stations for one month. • In addition, CAMDEN will carry as much am- munition as the largest ammunition ship afloat (over three and a half million pounds). • CAMDEN will also carry passengers to and from combat zones, many tons of mail and on regular deployments she will transfer enough movies to furnish your local TV station with late-late shows for six years. The mission of CAMDEN is vital and her capabilities impressive. Her gigantic loads are handled and transferred only by her crew. To keep the crew functioning CAMDEN carries enough food for four months, or to prepare almost 100,000 meals. During their deployments, CAMDEN ' s crew will consume as many Cokes and soft drinks in a month as the average drugstore dispenses in 22 months. They will use enough ice cream in a month to supply 10 drugstores. CAMDEN does as much laundry in a day as the average housewife does in a year. With great pride the crew of USS CAMDEN (AOE- 2) realize that the U.S. Navy is capable of patrolling 70% of the earth ' s surface primarily because of the job they do in support and supply. CAMDEN is Ready, Flexible, and she will Endure. BUILDER: KEEL LAID: LAUNCHED: COMMISSIONED: COST: LENGTH: BEAM: HEIGHT: DRAFT: DISPLACEMENT: SPEED: LOAD CAPACITY: ARMAMENT: OTHER: CREW: New York Shipbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey 17 February 1964 2 May 1965 1 April 1967 (Approximate) $70,000,000.00 795 ' 107 ' 179 ' 38.5 ' (Full load) 53,600 tons. Carries 2 anchors, 25,000 pounds apiece. Anchor chain links, 130-160 pounds apiece. 26 knots (30 miles per hour). Range: 10,000 miles. Twin propellers, 23 ' in diameter. Generates 6 million watts of electricity. Fuel (aviation gas, jet fuel, ships fuel oil): 30,000 tons. Ammunition: 1,700 tons. Food and Stores: 1,300 tons. 4 twin 3 50 caliber mounts. 1,200 telephones 2 UH-46A (Sea Knight) helicopters (Current allowance) 23 officers, 488 enlisted men. y r. soo WELCOMES YOU ABOARD DSS Umi AOE 2 MOONBEAMS INI tl NATIOJ AL AIRPOin

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CAMDEN DEPLOYMENT - 1974-75 LENGTH OF DEPLOYMENT - 16 SEPTEMBER 1974 to 16 MARCH 1975 CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF PORTS VISITED: SUBIC BAY, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES SINGAPORE, MALAY PENINSULA KARACHI, PAKISTAN SUBIC BAY, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS SUBIC BAY, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA BREMERTON, WASHINGTON MAJOR OPERATIONS: INDIAN OCEAN 18-29 OCTOBER 1974 4-8 NOVEMBER 1974 19-21 NOVEMBER 1974 8 DECEMBER 1974 to 6 JANUARY 1975 8-11 FEBRUARY 1975 21-23 FEBRUARY 1975 8-12 MARCH 1975 16 MARCH 1975 1. EXERCISE ' MIDLINK ' INDIAN OCEAN- EIGH U. S. SHIPS INVOLVED IN ARABIAN SEA EXERCISE SPON- SORED BY THE CENTRAL TREATY ORGANIZATION, 19-30 NOVEMBER 1974. (KARACH, PAKISTAN). 2. U. S. TASK GROUP HEADED BY CARRIER ENTERPRISE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN. CONDUCTED TRAINING EXERCISES AND DEMONSTRATED THE ABILITY OF UNITED STATES SHIPS TO OPERATE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN. MAURITIUS RAKED BY TROPICAL CYCLONE GERVAISE. MAURITIUS DISASTER RELIEF BY USS CAMDEN (AOE 2), TO THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF MAURITIUS. THE CAN-DO SPIRIT WAS EXEMPLARY OF OUR CREW - WE DO INDEED TRY HARDER! CROSSED THE EQUATOR LINE ON 15 JANUARY 1975, OVER 200 SLIMY POLLYWOGS INITIATED INTO TRUSTY SHELLBACKS AT LONGITUDE 84 30 ' EAST.