Notes: Keel Laid down: 18 April 1968, at General Dynamics Corp., Quincy, MA.
Launched: 1 June 1969
Commissioned: 6 June 1970

During the Vietnam War Kansas City (AOR-3) participated in the following campaigns:
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII
12 to 27 June 1971 Vietnam Ceasefire
5 to 28 May 1972
9 to 24 June 1972
4 to 19 July 1972
28 July to 15 August 1972
29 August to 8 September 1972
27 September to 18 October 1972
1 to 26 November 1972
Consolidation I
9 to 26 July 1971
6 to 30 August 1971
6 to 8 September 1971
26 September to 13 October 1971
21 October to 3 November 1971 .

Decommissioned: 7 October 1994
Laid up in the s:"National Defense Reserve Fleet", s:"Suisun Bay", s:"Benecia", CA.
Struck from the Naval Register: 8 April 1997
Custody transferred to MARAD: 24 February 2001
Kansas City earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation and three campaign stars for Vietnam War service.

Displacemen:t 14,048 t.(lt) 39,790 t.(fl)
Length: 659'
Beam: 96'
Draft: 37' (max.)
Speed: 20 kts.
Complement: 34 Officers, 463 Enlisted
Armament:
two s:"Phalanx Close-In-Weapons System" s:"(CIWS)"
s:"Sparrow Missile" System (NSSMS)
Aircraft: 2x s:"CH-46"E Sea Knight helicopters
Propulsion: three boilers, two steam turbines, twin shafts, 32,000shp