USS Wichita (AOR-1)

USS Wichita (AOR-1) Legacy

USS Wichita (AOR-1) was a Wichita-class replenishment oiler Final Disposition:Transferred to United States Maritime Administration 18 December 1998Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet Suisu The second Wichita (AOR-1) was laid down on 16June 1966 at Quincy, Mass., by the General Dynamics Corp.; launched on 16 March 1968; sponsored by Mrs. Howard B. Yeager; and commissioned on 7 June 1969, Capt. Robert R. Deibler in command.

USS Wichita (AOR-1) Collection

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