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Decommissioned on march 12, 1993, and stricken from the navy list on february 15, 1995, the wichita is now berthed at the suisun bay reserve fleet in benicia, ca. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. The first uss wichita ca45 was a heavy cruiser commissioned feb. Uss wichita aor 1 was the lead ship of the wichitaclass replenishment oilers. Rare 1980s us navy uss wichita aor 1 flying squad red hat cap adjustable. Ranger collides with uss wichita aor 1 during refueling.
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The ceremonial laying of the keel was on 9 february 2015, at marinette, wisconsin. Uss wichita was the lead ship of the wichita class of replenishment oilers. Greetings everyone, the uss wichita aor1 was my first navy ship of my career, i was stationed on board from 19911993. Details about us navy uss kalamazoo aor 6 ship boat wichita patch. Uss mispillion, uss navasota, uss passumpsic, uss pawcatuck. Uss wichita aor1 ship patch navy replenishment oiler ship patches aor, tao flying tigers surplus. In 1968, aor1, a replenishment oiler, became wichitas second namesake ship. Bb61s boarding ramp was already stowed for the tow, so the marad launch dropped us off at the hughes mining bargesea shadow hangar at the far west end of row g. Aor1 uss wichita, wicked witch of the west one the. Uss wichita aor1 custom ship cap, uss milwaukee aor2 custom ship. Aor 1 uss wichita, wicked witch of the west one the several ships we crossed to access the uss iowa, on the day she was towed out of suisun bay.
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