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Following commissioning and sea trials, Okinawa departed Philadelphia on 20 June 1962 for her homeport, Norfolk, Va., where she spent a month fitting out.After a six-week shakedown cruise out of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and another month in Norfolk, the amphibious assault ship began participation in her first fleet exercise in the Caribbean, 15 October.
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Okinawa, in honor of the Battle of Okinawa. The first USS Okinawa (CVE-127) was to be an escort carrier, but was cancelled before completion. The second USS Okinawa (LPH-3) was an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship in service from 1962 to 1992.
USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) is the lead ship of the two Blue Ridge-class amphibious command ships of the United States Navy, and is the flagship of the Seventh Fleet. Her primary role is to provide command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) support to the commander and staff of the United States Seventh Fleet.
The Navy awarded the contract to ISL in 2021 to dismantle the ship, the last conventionally powered carrier in the Navy's fleet. In fact, mid-December came and went with no JFK on the horizon.
Miller ordered the transmission of an SOS and then stopped the ship. [7]: 27 Seven Khmer Rouge soldiers boarded Mayaguez and their leader, Battalion Commander Sa Mean, pointed at a map indicating that the ship should proceed to the east of Poulo Wai. [7]: 29 One of the crew members broadcast a Mayday which was picked up by an Australian vessel.
Persian Gulf. Crew members aboard the amphibious assault ship USS OKINAWA (LPH 3) fish from a sponson on which a Mark 16 20 mm Phalanx close-in weapon system is mounted. Author: PH2 (SW) JEFF ELLIOTT: Orientation: Normal: Horizontal resolution: 300 dpi: Vertical resolution: 300 dpi: Software used: Adobe Photoshop 7.0: File change date and time ...
USS Carina: Cargo Ship Suicide Boat ramming caused explosion 0 6 4 May 45 *USS LSM(R)-190: Landing Ship Air Attack, kamikaze set off her rockets 13 18 4 May 45 *USS LSM(R)-194: Landing Ship Air Attack 13 23 9 May 45 #USS England: Destroyer Air Attack, kamikaze dive bomber 35 27 9 May 45 #USS Oberrender: Destroyer Escort Air Attack, kamikaze hit ...
The U.S. Navy’s newest Virginia-class submarine, the future USS Idaho, is scheduled to be christened and formally named at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, at the General Dynamics Electric Boat ...