USS Santa Barbara

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USS Santa Barbara (AE-28) was an Kilauea-class ammunition ship in the United States Navy. Santa Barbara is both the name of Santa Barbara, California and a historically active volcano on Terceira Island in the Azores. In addition, Saint Barbara is the patron saint of those who work with cannons and explosives.

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1998 USS Santa Barbara
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ship decommissioning
1968-01-23T00:00:00Z
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ship launching
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keel laying
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USS Santa Barbara (AE-28) under construction at the Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard, Maryland (USA), in 1967 (6928053)USS Santa Barbara (AE-28) under construction at the Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard, Maryland (USA), in 1967 (6928053)
Sailors aboard USS Santa Barbara (AE-28) struggle with a cargo trolley during an underway replenishment in the Atlantic Ocean on 8 December 1989 (6451878)Sailors aboard USS Santa Barbara (AE-28) struggle with a cargo trolley during an underway replenishment in the Atlantic Ocean on 8 December 1989 (6451878)
USS Santa Barbara (AE-28) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 16 October 1992 (6482985)USS Santa Barbara (AE-28) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 16 October 1992 (6482985)
BQM-74 drone is launched from USS Santa Barbara (AE-28) 1981BQM-74 drone is launched from USS Santa Barbara (AE-28) 1981
USS Blandy (DD-943) alongside of USS Santa Barbara (AE-28) in the Atlantic Ocean on 7 December 1981 (6371222)USS Blandy (DD-943) alongside of USS Santa Barbara (AE-28) in the Atlantic Ocean on 7 December 1981 (6371222)
USS Santa Barbara (AE-28) replenishes USS Iowa (BB-61) in the Atlantic Ocean on 1 August 1984 (6409072)USS Santa Barbara (AE-28) replenishes USS Iowa (BB-61) in the Atlantic Ocean on 1 August 1984 (6409072)
Boeing Vertol CH-46D Sea Knight of HC-6 hovers over USS Santa Barbara (AE-28), in 1994Boeing Vertol CH-46D Sea Knight of HC-6 hovers over USS Santa Barbara (AE-28), in 1994
USS Santa Barbara (AE-28) replenishes USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) in the Atlantic Ocean on 20 December 1995 (960117-N-7729M-002)USS Santa Barbara (AE-28) replenishes USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) in the Atlantic Ocean on 20 December 1995 (960117-N-7729M-002)
USS Santa Barbara (AE-28) underway in the Red Sea on 1 February 1991 (6467914)USS Santa Barbara (AE-28) underway in the Red Sea on 1 February 1991 (6467914)