USS Roanoke (AOR-7)

USS Roanoke (AOR-7) was a of the United States Navy. She was named after the city of Roanoke, Virginia and the Roanoke River, in keeping with the naming convention of her class.

Built by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, of San Diego, California, she was launched on 7 December 1974, and commissioned on 30 October 1976.

The Roanoke was decommissioned on 6 October 1995, and struck from the Naval Vessel Register the same day.

Title to the ship was transferred to the United States Maritime Administration on 18 December 1998, and she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, at Suisun Bay, California.

Awards

 * Joint Meritorious Unit Award
 * 2 × Meritorious Unit Commendation
 * 2 × Navy Expeditionary Medal (Iran/Indian Ocean)
 * National Defense Service Medal
 * Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
 * Southwest Asia Service Medal
 * Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)