AOE FAST COMBAT SUPPORT SHIP USS SACRAMENTO

Description

USS Sacramento (AOE-1) was the third ship in the United States Navy to bear the name, for both the Sacramento River and the capital city of California. She was the lead ship of her class of fast combat support ship. She combined the functions of three logistics ships in one hull; fleet oiler (AO), ammunition ship (AE), and refrigerated stores ship (AFS). Admiral Arleigh Burke originated the concept of a single supply ship system. He saw the design as an answer to logistics problems he encountered during World War II. The limited speed, range, and payload of early underway replenishment (UnRep) groups prevented resupply due to bad weather and tactical demands of the war. To counter these problems, the Fast Combat Support Ship (AOE) was designed. Sacramento was commissioned on March 15, 1964 and decommissioned on October 2004. On April 13, 2007 a contract for the ship’s disposal was awarded to Esco Marine for scrapping in Brownsville, Texas (Scale : 1/700e)