USS Kansas City (AOR-3) was the third of the Wichita-class replenishment oilers. She was the second ship to be named for the city of Kansas City, Missouri.
The keel was laid on 18 April 1968 at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, and the ship was launched on 1 June 1969. The ship was commissioned on 6 June 1970 and saw service in the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm. Subsequently, the ship was decommissioned on 7 October 1994, and was stricken from the Navy List on 8 April 1997. In 2013 she was broken up at All Star Metals, Brownsville, Texas .
Awards
USS Kansas City AOR-3 documentary - A brief look at the final voyage of the USS Kansas City with commentary from former crew members. Original music composed for this video by KB Music.
Kansas City earned three battle stars and the Meritorious Unit Commendation for Vietnam service.
References
- Photo gallery of Kansas City at NavSource Naval History
- USS Kansas City (AOR-3)
- Baker, A.D. (1998). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998â€"1999. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-111-4.Â
- Prézelin, Bernard; Baker, A.D. (1990). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1990/1991. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-250-8.Â
- Wildenberg, Thomas (1996). Gray Steel and Black Oil: Fast Tankers and Replenishment at Sea in the U.S. Navy, 1912â€"1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. Retrieved 2009-04-28.Â
