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USNS ''Kilauea'' (AE-26) was the lead ship of her class of ammunition ships of the United States Navy. She was named for Kilauea, the Hawaiian volcano. ''Kilauea'' was laid down 10 March 1966 by General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, Massachusetts; launched 9 August 1967; sponsored by Mrs. Michael J. Kirwan, wife of Representative Michael J. Kirwan of Ohio. ''Kilauea'' was commissioned 10 August 1968. ''Kilauea'' was decommissioned and placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS ''Kilauea'' (T-AE-26) on 1 October 1980. ''Kilauea'' was deployed to the Persian Gulf on August 23, 1990 as part of International Naval task force for Operation Desert Shield from 2 September 1990 to 20 January 1991 when she was assigned to the 3rd Marine Amphibious Group, The USS ''Theodore Roosevelt'' and USS ''Midway'' battlegroups for Operation Desert Storm from 20 January 1991 to April 17, 1991. ''Kilauea'' was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping task force from 20 September to 2 October 1999. ''Kilauea'' was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in September 2008. ''Kilauea'' was scheduled to be expended as a target vessel as part of the 2012 RIMPAC exercise.〔http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48047452/ns/us_news-environment/#.T_OVdZGrio4〕 It was sunk by a Mark 48 torpedo fired from the Australian submarine on 24 July 2012.〔http://www.smh.com.au/act-news/blogs/in-your-defence/aussie-sub-sinks-american-ship-20120724-22n0l.html〕 ==References== * (Navsource.org: AE-26 / T-AE-26 Kilauea ) * (GlobalSecurity.org: T-AE 26 Kilauea ) * (Military Sealift Command: USNS KILAUEA (T-AE 26) ) * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USNS Kilauea (T-AE-26)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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