Amphibious Transport Dock

LPD 1   -   USS Raleigh

 

 

USS Raleigh (LPD 1)

US Navy photo

Type, Class:

 

Amphibious Transport Dock; Raleigh - class;

Builder:

 

New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York, USA

STATUS:

 

Awarded:

Laid down: June 23, 1960

Launched: March 17, 1962

Commissioned: September 8, 1962

Decommissioned: December 13, 1991

Fate: sunk as a target – December 4, 1994

Homeport:

 

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Namesake:

 

> see history, below;

Ship's Motto:

 

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Technical Data:

(Measures, Propulsion,

Armament, Aviation, etc.)

 

see: INFO > Amphibious Transport Dock / Raleigh - class

 

ship images

 

Photo credits: US Navy, US Naval Historical Center

 

Namesake & History:

 

 

USS Raleigh (LPD 1):

 

 

 

patches

 

 

 

 

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