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USS Rushmore (LSD-47) is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was the second navy ship to be named for the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota .
Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Rushmore, in honor of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota. USS Rushmore (LSD-14) was a Casa Grande-class dock landing ship, launched in 1944 and struck in 1976. USS Rushmore (LSD-47) is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship, launched in 1989.
USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway in the Atlantic USS Constitution under sail for the first time in 116 years on 21 July 1997 The United States Navy has approximately 470 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 110 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...
Rushmore in World War II.. Following shakedown in the Chesapeake Bay, landing ship dock Rushmore departed Norfolk on 5 August 1944 for the Pacific where she participated in four amphibious landings: the Battle of Leyte in October 1944; of Palawan in February 1945; of Mindanao in March 1945; and of Tarakan, Borneo, in May 1945.
Three US amphibious warfare ships in 2011 - the Landing Helicopter Dock USS Makin Island (LHD 8) leading the Landing Platform Dock USS New Orleans (LPD 18), rear, and the Landing Ship Dock USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), fore. This is a list of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships.
Pages in category "Casa Grande-class dock landing ships of the United States Navy" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The granite remains from the construction of Mount Rushmore are still visible below the heads of the Presidents. The Presidential Trail, a walking trail and boardwalk, starts at Grandview Terrace and travels through the forests to the sculptor's studio, now a museum with information about the construction of the monument and the tools used by ...
English: Distressed mariners wait to be rescued by U.S. Marines and Sailors with 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Essex Amphibious Ready Group aboard the USS Rushmore (LSD 47), at sea in the Makassar Strait, June 10, 2015. Sixty-five people were brought aboard Rushmore after it was discovered they were floating on bamboo rafts tied together ...