Milwaukee (AOR 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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The AOR' is capable of transferring over 750,000 gallons of fuel and 250 measured tons of material 1 hour. The ability to provide a Wide range of material quickly frees the customer units of the Battle Grouppetg A SI-IIP'S MISS O The mission of replenishment ships in the US Navy is to provide the fleet with underway ,ep capabilities, minimizing the Navy's dependence upon overseas bases - bases which might h a time of war, international tensions, or changing political climates. The AOR is a multi-commodity vessel capable of providing customers with a wide range gf prod includes: 8.2 million gallons of Navy Distillate Fuel KF-761, used to power all non-nuclear Navy sm Q Aircraft Fuel UP-51, a full range of High Usage Load List and Deckload items, dry and frozen pf ' 'let ti C450 tonsi, and 600 tons of ammunition. In addition, with the ability to carry over 1000 meqgmedoxsrlg fleet freight on her cargo and main decks, the AOR has a vast capability to provide first-rate guppon fi? fleet. Perhaps the most unique and valuable feature of the AOR is the ability to provide no tothe, shopping. 5 By load adjusting with other single commodity Fleet Support ships 11,60 AE AFS immediately prior to the UNREP evolution, the AOR can literally resupply an entire Battle Group 5-tl l 5 if return to their primary mission in a minimum amount of time - completely resupplied, 3 is . ul Q v V . Ir.. , ., xl f -Q , , ' N5-51 ' .-. ' 5 - tw, 'ww -JM? gg,

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SI-IIP'S I-IISTCDRY :,' USS MILWAUKEE was commissioned on November 1, 1969 at the Boston Shipyard, f Massachusetts. She is the second of the Wichita-Class Replenishment Oilers QAORI E i and the fourth ship to bear the name MILWAUKEE. From 1970 to 1980 MILWAUKEE ,,, sailors conducted five Mediterranean cruises, three readiness exercises, evacuation of 5 Americans from Cyprus 09741 and Lebanon l1976l and transportation of the King Tutankhamun treasures. MILWAUKEE was cited as the top AOR in the Atlantic Fleet in 1979, receiving the Battle In 1981 MILWAUKEE completed a ma'or overhaul, 1 I fi refresher training at uantanamo Bay, Cuba and a North Atlantic cruise, where she it replenished 121 ship A glpngside in 68 days. V From 1982 througha- , 4, MILWAUKEE successfully completed two Mediterranean deployments. Durin , i period, MILWAUKEE had 226 satisfied customers alongside. f 1 She also complete gfirst ofa series of Planned Maintenance Availabilities QPMAI at Johnathan Shipyar s. ' MILWAUKEE underwent a second PMA at Johnathan Shipyards in May 1985. The majority of this work was related to outfltting MILWAUKEE with sophisticated weapons systems. A Phalanx Close-In Weapons System QCIWSJ and the foundation of a NATO ' Sea-S arrow Missile S stem NSSMS were installed as art of a hased installation. 1 . -P .V l I D P gf'l'I1e'hI ,light of was MILWAUKEE's participation in UNITAS JONI. During this 5 f' F-abr' V, I e ' MILWAUKEE was the sole logistics support ship for Task Force .IMILWAUKEE provided fuel, cargo and other supplies to par- . ', i.,l' South American ships. n I e' '21 if gt , to prove her excellence by receiving the Engineering L T +L .,p5gf -,f H I ' I the Deck Seamanship Crossed Anchors, the Damage Control DC , and the CNO Safety Award. Following the completion of MILWAUKEE's third PMA, in May 1987, she was called upon to participate in Fleetex 4-87. Later she deployed to the North Atlantic to participate in Exercise Ocean Safari. During that time MILWAUKEE supported over eighty NATO ships from eleven nations, transferring over 30 million gallons of fuel and 2000 tons of cargo in waters above the --. Arctic Circle. I In 1988, MILWAUKEE successfully completed a Mediterranean and Indian Ocean deployment where she spent 108 consecutive days at sea showing her ability to remain on station for I extended periods of time. In January 1989 MILWAUKEE entered her fourth PMA at Norfolk Shipyard and Drydock Company where she went through an extensive overhaul of all her UNREP stations and had the SLO-32 EW detection system installed.