>From the "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships," (1969) Vol. 4, p.445. MOUNT HOOD A volcanic peak in the Cascade Range of Oregon. AE-29 Displacement: 20,500 t. Length: 564’ Beam: 81’ Draft: 28’ Speed: 20 k. Complement: 401 Class: KILAUEA The second MOUNT HOOD (AE—29) was laid down 8 May 1967 by Bethlehem Steel Corp., Sparrows Point, Md.; launched 17 July 1968; sponsored by Mrs. Robert A. Frosch, wife of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research and Development; and is scheduled to commission early in 1970. [Commissioned on 1 May 1971, MOUNT HOOD was decommissioned on 10 August 1999. As of December 1999, she was held in reserve at Bremerton, Washington.] Internet Web Site: Naval Vessel Register www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/AE29.htm Transcribed by Michael Hansen mhansen2@home.com