USS Roanoke AOR-7 Page 3.

I served as Engineer Officer in USS Roanoke AOR-7 1976-1977. This photo was made during the Builders Trial before outfitting at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. Note that the radar and missile antennas are missing.

The above photo is from American MPC Research CD-ROM, Image Library U.S. Navy Ships, purchased at the local PX. Check it our perhaps your ship is there too.

Displacement: 41,350 tons full load

Dimensions: 659 x 96 x 33 feet

Propulsion: 3 boilers, steam turbines, 2 shafts, 32,000 shp, 20 knots

Armament: 1 8-tube Sea Sparrow, 2 Phalanx CIWS, 2 helos

Number Name Year Fleet Notes

AOR 6 Kalamazoo 1973 ATL Decom 27 Sept 96

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