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USNS Flint (T-AE-32)
ex
 USS Flint (AE-32) (1971 - 1995)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Papa - Whiskey
NFPW
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation (2) - Battle "E" Ribbon - Navy Expeditionary Medal (1-Iran/Indian Ocean)
Second Row - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Op. Frequent Wind, 1-Persian Gulf) - Vietnam Service Medal (1)
Third Row - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal (1-New Life/New Arrival, 1 Frequent Wind) - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Kilauea Class Ammunition Ship:
  • Laid down, 4 August 1969, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, Litton Systems Inc., Pascagoula, MS.
  • Launched, 9 November 1970
  • Commissioned, USS Flint (AE-32), 20 November 1971
  • During the Vietnam War USS Flint (AE-31) participated in the following campaign:
    Vietnam War Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Vietnam Ceasefire Campaign
    4 to 16 November 1972
    1 January 1973
  • Decommissioned, 4 August 1995, and placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Flint (T-AE-32)
  • USNS Flint is currently assigned to the Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force, (PM1); MSC Far East Area Command
    Specifications:
    Displacement 9,340 t.(lt) 19,940 t.(fl)
    Length 564'
    Beam 81'
    Draft 29'
    Speed 20 kts.
    Complement
    MSC 125 -133 Civilian Mariners
    Naval Detachment 30
    Cargo Capacity 60,000 cu ft 6,000DWT
    Armament
    USS - four twin 3"/50 cal dual purpose gun mounts
    USNS - none
    Aircraft two MH60S Seahawk helicopters
    Propulsion
    one General Electric turbine
    three Foster-Wheeler 600psi boilers
    single six blade fixed propeller, 22,000shp
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    USS Flint (AE-32)
    Flint 51k USS Flint (AE-32) underway, date and location unknown.
    ©Marine Photos, San Diego, CA.    		 Mike Smolinski
    Flint 43k USS Flint (AE-32) underway, date and location unknown.
    ©Marine Photos, San Diego, CA.    		 Mike Smolinski
    Flint 69k USS Flint (AE-32) helo platform with one of her UH-46 Sea Knight helicopters on deck. Note: The bombs lining the helo platform. J. Bryan Kramer USS Flint (AE-32)
    Flint 82k USS Flint (AE-32) underway as viewed from USS Chicago (CG-11) date and location unknown.. Robert Hurst
    Flint 1087k Photo of USS Flint (AE-32), date and location unknown. Autographed by CAPT. George L. Skirm, her tenth Commanding Officer. Wolfgang Hechler
    USNS Flint (T-AE-32)
    Flint 130k USNS Flint (T-AE-32) being assisted in to her berth, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Military Sealift Command web site
    Flint 54k USNS Flint (T-AE-32) moored pierside, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 .
    Flint 300k USNS Flint (T-AE-32) underway, date and location unknown. Tommy Trampp
    Flint 235k USNS Flint (T-AE-32) receives ammunition via sliding pad eye and helicopter from USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) during a vertical and connected replenishment and ammunition offload. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is under way on a surge deployment in support of U.S. military operations in the Western Pacific Ocean..
    US Navy photo # 070406-N-2959L-375 (6 April 2007) by MC2 Dominique M. Lasco.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Flint 83k USNS Flint (T-AE-32) arrives at Naval Station Everett after completing a deployment to the 7th Fleet in support of three Carrier Strike Groups.
    US Navy photo # 070502-N-7431W-001 EVERETT, Wash. (May 2, 2007) by IT3 Sabrina Wade-Brent.    		 Lee Wahler
    Flint 2360k USNS Flint (T-AE-32) steams alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) during an ordnance on-load., 9 January 2008.
    US Navy photo # 080109-N-0555B-004 Pacific Ocean January 9, 2008 by MC2 Christopher D. Blachly.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    There is no DANFS history available for USS / USNS Flint (AE-32 / T-AE-32) at NavSource
    Commanding Officers
    01CAPT. Bush, Philip Roderick 20 November 1971 - 15 December 1972
    02CAPT. Rogers Jr., Thomas Stevenson15 December 1972 - 24 November 1973
    03CDR. Ferguson, John Kirk24 November 1973 - 19 September 1975
    04CDR. Witherspoon, Emanuel Earl19 September 1975 - 21 October 1977
    05CDR. Bailey, Ian W. 2 October 1977 - 14 December 1979
    06CDR. Hillis, Robert J.14 December 1979 - 5 February 1982
    07CDR. Freibert, Ralph W.5 February 1982 - 9 April 1984
    08CDR. Kreiger, David H.9 April 1984 - 24 June 1986
    09CDR. Slaght, Kenneth D. :RADM24 June 1986 - 3 October 1988
    10CDR. Skirm III, George Louis3 October 1988 - 25 January 1991
    11CDR. Thomson, Alan D.25 January 1991 - 4 December 1992
    12CDR. Sharrett, Patrick J.4 December 1992 - 3 December 1993
    13CDR. Desaro, Louis P.3 December 1993 - 10 January 1994
    14CDR. MacIntyre, John Malcolm10 January 1994 - 1 July 1994
    15CAPT. LaFleur, Timothy William :VADM01 July 1994 - 15 August 1994
    16CDR. MacIntyre, John Malcolm15 August 1994 - 4 August 1995
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    US Navy Fact File - Ammunition Ships T-AE
    "AE" Sailors Association
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