USS Roanoke

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Accession NumberP473Title (extended title only)Plaque - USS RoanokeDescriptionPlaque – Small wooden plaque with inlaid white plate of USS Roanoke with motif and ships logo – gold plate with date of 30th October 1976 (this was the date the ship was launched-she visited Fremantle in 1978)
DateBetween 1st January 1976 and 31st December 1978ProvenanceUSS Roanoke (AOR-7) was a Wichita-class replenishment oiler of the United States Navy. She was named after the city of Roanoke, Virginia and the Roanoke River, in keeping with the naming convention of her class.
Built by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, of San Diego, California, she was launched on 7 December 1974, and commissioned on 30 October 1976.
Roanoke sailed for her first deployment to the western Pacific in January 1978, where she supported various USN units, including the USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS Long Beach (CGN-9) and USS Truxtun (CGN-35) during the Australian leg of their deployment, docking in Fremantle, Western Australia from 7–10 August 1978. After 10 months away USS Roanoke finally returned to her homeport of San Francisco, California, in October. This set the pattern for the next twelve years, as she was deployed on a voyage to the western Pacific and Indian Ocean, each lasting six to eight months, every year.
Between January 1991 and August 1993 she sailed on two deployments to the Persian Gulf supporting Operation Desert Storm. She made one last deployment to the western Pacific in June to December 1994, before being decommissioned.Relevance to the CityThe USS Roanoke visited Fremantle in 1978 as part of the visit by the Aircraft Carrier group of USS Enterprise. She visited Fremantle again in the 1980’s

SubjectUnited States NavyCollectionCivic Collection

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LocationCivic Collection

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