USS Camden's job was to unload all of the weapons onboard the Stark in case of further attack. On USS Camden was redirected to assist the USS Stark after it was attacked by unfriendly fire. The battle group comprised the carrier Ranger, the cruiser Horne, the guided missile destroyer Lynde McCormick, the destroyers Fletcher and Fife, the frigate Marvin Shields, the oiler Wichita and the support ship Camden. On 20 July 1983 The New York Times reported that the Camden along with seven other vessels in the Carrier Ranger Battle Group left San Diego on Friday 15 July 1983 and were headed for the western Pacific when they were rerouted and ordered to steam for Central America to conduct training and flight operations in areas off the coasts of Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras as part of major military exercises planned for that summer. The ship operated extensively up and down the West Coast of the United States and deployed frequently to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans to support units of the Seventh Fleet. On 7 February 1974, Camden moved to its new homeport of Bremerton, Washington. For their accomplishments during her first deployment to WestPac in 1968-1969, her crew was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation. It was assigned to the Pacific Fleet in September 1967 and was initially homeported in Long Beach, California. It was also the 542nd and final contract in the 68-year history of New York Shipbuilding, and the last vessel completed and launched at the shipyard. USS Camden refueling USS Chicago (CG-11) during the Vietnam War.Ĭamden was commissioned 1 April 1967 as the second of four vessels in its class. It was a Sacramento-class fast combat support ship, combining the functions of three logistic support ships in one hull - fleet oiler (AO), ammunition ship (AE), and refrigerated stores ship (AF). The USS Camden (AOE-2) is the second ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Camden, New Jersey that lies on the Delaware River across from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Super Rapid Blooming Off-Board Chaff (SRBOC) system Sacramento-class fast combat support shipĤ x 600 psi (4,100 kPa) 856 ☏ (458 ☌) boilersġ × 8 cell NATO Sea Sparrow Mark 29 missile launcher Navy Expeditionary Medal-Persian Gulf x 2 Navy Expeditionary Medal-Iran Indian Ocean x 3

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