Sacramento (AOE 1) Class: Photographs

USS Sacramento (AOE 1) Photographed by the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 18 May 1964 as built with four 3"/50 twin mounts, none with shields. Photo No. USN 1103499 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file)
USS Sacramento (AOE 1) Refueling the destroyer Walke (DD 723) to starboard and the new combat store ship USS Mars (AFS-1) to port in a photo released on 24 November 1964 three days before Sacramento first deployed to the Seventh Fleet. Walke appears to have experienced a fuel spill to starboard during the pre-deployment training. She has a highline over amidships while Mars has only a phone and distance line over forward and may be breaking away. Sacramento is shown as built with four 3"/50 twin mounts, none with shields. Photo No. USN 1105513 Source: Shipscribe
USS Camden (AOE 2) Departing San Diego with Point Loma in the background circa 1967. She is shown as built with four 3"/50 twin mounts, none with shields. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (UA-164)
USS Detroit (AOE 4) At the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 31 July 1970 as built with four 3"/50 twin mounts, the forward mounts in shields and the after mounts open. The ships to the right and left are in reserve. Photo No. USN 1145312 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (L-file)
USS Seattle (AOE 3) Underway in her original configuration circa the early 1970s with four 3"/50 twin mounts, the forward mounts in shields and the after mounts open. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command (UA-164)
USS Sacramento (AOE 1) Photographed by USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) in the Pacific on 15 March 1978 as first modified with a MK-29 Sea Sparrow point defense missile launcher replacing the forward pair of 3"/50 mounts and the after pair of 3"/50 mounts retained without shields. Photo No. USN 1172578 Source: Shipscribe
USS Detroit (AOE 4) At anchor on 12 November 1979 at Toulon, France, with USS Independence (CV-62). Her forward pair of 3"/50 mounts has been replaced with a MK-29 Sea Sparrow launcher and the after 3"/50 mounts now have shields. Photo No. DN-SC-82-00313 Source: U.S. National Archives (RG-330)
USS Seattle (AOE 3) Underway in the Atlantic on 1 October 1983 as first modified with a MK-29 Sea Sparrow missile launcher replacing the forward pair of 3"/50 mounts and the after pair of 3"/50 mounts now with shields. Photo No. DN-SC-87-05353 Source: U.S. National Archives (RG-330)
USS Seattle (AOE 3) Conducting an underway replenishment operation with the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-60) on 24 March 1986. Seattle's original four 3"/50 twin gun mounts have been replaced by a MK-29 Sea Sparrow missile launcher forward and two close-in weapons system (CIWS) mounts aft. Photo No. DN-SC-87-00429 Source: U.S. National Archives (RG-330)
USS Camden (AOE 2) Underway in the Pacific on 1 August 1987. Her original four 3"/50 twin gun mounts have been replaced by a MK-29 Sea Sparrow missile launcher forward and two close-in weapons system (CIWS) mounts aft. Photo No. DN-SC-89-08877 Source: U.S. National Archives (RG-330)
USS Sacramento (AOE 1) Replenishing the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64), foreground, on 8 August 1991 as the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63), background, steams nearby after completing her replenishment. The ships were in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield. They were related in that Sacramento had half of the propulsion plant of the battleships' incomplete sister, Kentucky (BB 66). Sacramento's original four 3"/50 twin gun mounts have been replaced by a MK-29 Sea Sparrow missile launcher forward and two close-in weapons system (CIWS) mounts aft. Photo No. DN-ST-92-02363 Source: U.S. National Archives (RG-330)
USS Detroit (AOE 4) A view of the forward deck of the ship on 5 March 1999 with its cargo and fuel handling facilities while replenishing the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) to port and the guided missile frigate USS Nicholas (FFG 47) to starboard in the Mediterranean Sea. Photo No. DN-SD-02-03124 Source: U.S. National Archives (RG-330)