AOE-1 Sacramento
Fast Combat Support Ship
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Propulsion plant | 2 - turbines, producing 50,000 horsepower at 4,829 rpm |
| Boilers | 4 - boilers - 600 psi at 856oF super-heated steam |
| Main Condenser | cooling water flow rate is 50,000 gallons per minute |
| Main Reduction Gear | Diameter 14 feet, 4 inches |
| FUEL CONSUMPTION | 9,527 Gallons-Per-Hour with all boilers at 100% |
| Propeller | two 23 foot diameter propellers with 6 blades |
| Length: | Overall Length: 795 ft Waterline Length: 770 ft |
| Beam: | Extreme Beam: 107 ft Waterline Beam: 107 ft |
| Draft |
Maximum Navigational Draft: 38-39 ft Draft Limit: 41 ft |
| Displacement: |
53,000 tons full load 51,964-54,000 tons Full Displacement 19,623-20,144 tons Light Displacement 31,071-31,820 tons Dead Weight |
| Speed: | 32 knots plus
26 knots (30 miles/hour / 48 km/hour) |
| Radius | 10,000 miles at 17 knots |
| CARGO CAPACITY |
LIQUID CARGO CAPACITY
8,219,387 Gallons ORDNANCE CAPACITY 3,000 Tons PROVISIONS CAPACITY 675 Tons |
| Aircraft: | 2 - CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters |
| BOATS |
2 26' Motor Whale Boats 2 33' Personnel Boats |
| ANCHORS | 2 12-1/2 tons (1,480 of Chain) |
| CRANES | 1 15-Ton (Capacity) |
| Armament: |
NATO Sea Sparrow missiles 2 - Phalanx close-in weapons systems |
| Crew: |
24 officers, 576 enlisted 27 officers, 587 enlisted 36 officers, 669 enlisted |
| Unit Cost: | $458-568 million |
| Unit Operating Cost Annual Average | ~$37,000,000 [source: [FY1996 VAMOSC] |
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