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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.
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 ...
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
Name Hull number Ship class Location Date Cause Arizona: BB-39 Pennsylvania class: Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941: Sunk by bombers from aircraft carrier Hiryū: Oklahoma: BB-37 : Nevada class: Pearl Harbor: 7 December 1941: Capsized by torpedo bombers from aircraft carriers Akagi and Kaga and raised in 1943 but not repaired. Sank 17 May 1947 in a storm while being towed to San Francisco for ...
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 Nestor, washed ashore in Okinawa’s Nakagusuku Bay YF-1079 (right) and a sunk ship, possibly YF-757, (left) in Nakagusuku Bay Okinawa prefecture was occupied by the United States military following the end of World War II, and the U.S. Navy incurred significant losses during the storm.
USS Hinsdale (APA-120) had Kamikaze attack damage on 1 April 1945 at Okinawa. Over 15 men were killed. The extensive engine room damage was later repaired. USS Telfair (APA-210) on 2 April 1945 was hit by kamikaze attack, the plane hit the side of the ship then dropped into the sea. She was later repaired.
The vessel made return trips to the west coast from Pearl Harbor, the Philippines, and Guam and Saipan. The ship was opened for visitors on Navy Day 27 October 1945 while in port at Seattle, WA. In January 1946 the ship was ordered to Bremerton for deactivation, and was decommissioned into reserve on 9 January 1947. Bunker Hill being scrapped, 1973