Sacramento served in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War.
 She was known as a "floating supermarket" because of all the goods she carried.

The FAST (Fast Automated Shuttle Transfer) cargo handling system originally installed was replaced with the STREAM (Standard Tensioned Replenishment Alongside Method) underway replenishment system in 1977.

Her original armament consisted of four twin 3"/50 caliber guns.
The two forward guns were replaced by Mk.29 NATO Sea Sparrow in 1976, and the two aft mounts were replaced by Mk.15 Phalanx CIWS in 1981.
In 1995, MK-23 TAS (Target Acquisition System) was installed to facilitate NSSMS and locate and track air threats.

In 1995 while in the Persian Gulf, the ship assisted in "Operation Southern Watch" and in "Operation Vigilant Sentinel".
 During an underway replenishment with  the USS Abraham Lincoln the Sacramento lost her steering and collided into the starboard side of the Abraham Lincoln, crushing the M-frames, partially crushing a female crew berthing area, and punching a large hole in the TACAN room of the Sacramento.
 The Lincoln sustained damage to her catwalks, an aircraft elevator was jammed into the up position and an approximately 10ft² hole was torn into the island.
 Both ships had to dock at Jebel Ali, U.A.E. for repair, the latter for several weeks.

In 1996 the Sacramento had one NATO Sea Sparrow launcher on the forecastle, two Phalanx CIWS past mid-ship port and starboard, one 25 mm automatic cannon on the port side, and four .50 caliber machine guns: two port and two starboard.
The ship was also fitted with electronic warfare equipment: an AN/SLQ-32 with four MK.36 super-RBOC (Rapid Bloom Offboard Chaff) decoys, and an AN/SLQ-25 towed torpedo decoy (NIXIE) run by an electronics technician.

Sacramento was deployed to the Persian Gulf and supported operations during the First Gulf War.

Sacramento was the first AOE to ever qualify for an electromagnetic interference certificate in 1996.

Sacramento decommissioned on October 2004.
On 13 April 2007, a contract for the ship's disposal was awarded to Esco Marine.

Sacramento was scrapped by Esco Marine in Brownsville, Texas, early 2008.
Sacramento served in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War.  She was known as a "floating supermarket" because of all the goods she carried.
The FAST (Fast Automated Shuttle Transfer) cargo handling system originally installed was replaced with the STREAM (Standard Tensioned Replenishment Alongside Method) underway replenishment system in 1977.
Her original armament consisted of four twin 3"/50 caliber guns. The two forward guns were replaced by Mk.29 NATO Sea Sparrow in 1976, and the two aft mounts were replaced by Mk.15 Phalanx CIWS in 1981. In 1995, MK-23 TAS (Target Acquisition System) was installed to facilitate NSSMS and locate and track air threats.
In 1995 while in the Persian Gulf, the ship assisted in "Operation Southern Watch" and in "Operation Vigilant Sentinel".  During an underway replenishment with  the USS Abraham Lincoln the Sacramento lost her steering and collided into the starboard side of the Abraham Lincoln, crushing the M-frames, partially crushing a female crew berthing area, and punching a large hole in the TACAN room of the Sacramento.  The Lincoln sustained damage to her catwalks, an aircraft elevator was jammed into the up position and an approximately 10ft² hole was torn into the island.  Both ships had to dock at Jebel Ali, U.A.E. for repair, the latter for several weeks.
In 1996 the Sacramento had one NATO Sea Sparrow launcher on the forecastle, two Phalanx CIWS past mid-ship port and starboard, one 25 mm automatic cannon on the port side, and four .50 caliber machine guns: two port and two starboard. The ship was also fitted with electronic warfare equipment: an AN/SLQ-32 with four MK.36 super-RBOC (Rapid Bloom Offboard Chaff) decoys, and an AN/SLQ-25 towed torpedo decoy (NIXIE) run by an electronics technician.
Sacramento was deployed to the Persian Gulf and supported operations during the First Gulf War.
Sacramento was the first AOE to ever qualify for an electromagnetic interference certificate in 1996.
Sacramento decommissioned on October 2004. On 13 April 2007, a contract for the ship's disposal was awarded to Esco Marine. 
Sacramento was scrapped by Esco Marine in Brownsville, Texas, early 2008.
USS Sacramento (AOE-1)