Amphibious Transport Dock
LPD 13 - USS Nashville
Type, Class:		Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD); Austin - class;
Builder:		Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction, Seattle, Washington, USA
STATUS:		Awarded: May 15, 1964 Laid down: March 14, 1966 Launched: October 7, 1967 Commissioned: February 14, 1970 Decommissioned: September 30, 2009 at Norfolk Naval Station, Virginia Fate: laid up in reserve - NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Philadelphia, PA. awaiting disposal
Homeport:		-
Namesake:		named after and in honor of the City of Nashville, Capital of Tennessee
Ship's Motto:		LIBERTY AND COUNTRY
Technical Data: (Measures, Propulsion, Armament, Aviation, etc.)		see: INFO >> Amphibious Transport Dock / Austin - class
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decommissioning ceremony - Norfolk, Virginia - December 30, 2009 Norfolk, Virginia - June 2009 Rota, Spain - May 2009 Atlantic Ocean - February 2009 Norfolk, Virginia - January 2009 Norfolk, Virginia - January 2009 Norfolk, Virginia - January 2009 Norfolk, Virginia - January 2009 Norfolk, Virginia - July 2008 Norfolk, Virginia - July 2008 Norfolk, Virginia - July 2008 Atlantic Ocean - July 2008 Atlantic Ocean - July 2008 Atlantic Ocean - July 2008 USS Nashville (far left) as part of the Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) - Atlantic Ocean - July 2008 USS Nashville steams behind USS Nassau (LHA-4) during exercise PHOENIX EXPRESS 08 - Mediterranean Sea - April 2008 Mediterranean Sea - April 2008 Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - March 2008 Mediterranean Sea - March 2008 Mediterranean Sea - March 2008 Mediterranean Sea - March 2008 Atlantic Ocean - February 2008 Mk-15 CIWS aboard USS Nashville - Atlantic Ocean - February 2008 Mk-15 CIWS aboard USS Nashville - Atlantic Ocean - February 2008 Mk-15 CIWS aboard USS Nashville - Atlantic Ocean - February 2008 Norfolk, Virginia - February 2008 Norfolk, Virginia - February 2008 Atlantic Ocean - December 2007 Atlantic Ocean - September 2007 Suez Canal - November 2006 Persian Gulf - September 2006 USS Nashville steams behind USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) - Persian Gulf - September 2006 Persian Gulf - September 2006 Persian Gulf - September 2006 Arabian Sea - August 2006 Beirut, Lebanon - July 2006 Mk-38 Mod.1 machine gun system aboard USS Nashville - Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - June 2006 Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - June 2006 Atlantic Ocean - June 2006 Norfolk, Virginia - June 2006 Norfolk, Virginia - June 2006 Norfolk, Virginia - June 2006 Atlantic Ocean - April 2006 RQ-8A ‘Fire Scout’ VTUAV approaches USS Nashville - Atlantic Ocean - January 2006 RQ-8A ‘Fire Scout’ VTUAV approaches USS Nashville - Atlantic Ocean - January 2006 Norfolk, Virginia - August 2005 Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - July 2005 Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - July 2005 Fort Lauderdale, Florida - April 2005 USS Nassau (LHA-4), USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) and USS Nashville - Toulon, France - February 2001 Norfolk, Virginia - November 2000 Norfolk, Virginia - November 2000 Norfolk, Virginia - November 1996 Mina Sulman Pier, Bahrain - May 1993 Mina Sulman Pier, Bahrain - May 1993 Mina Sulman Pier, Bahrain - May 1993 Mina Sulman Pier, Bahrain - May 1993 Mina Sulman Pier, Bahrain - May 1993 Mina Sulman Pier, Bahrain - May 1993 underway - December 1991 underway - December 1991 underway - December 1991 Norfolk, Virginia - March 1991 off Florida - December 1989 off Florida - December 1989 Chesapeake Bay - April 1988 underway during NATO exercise NORTHERN WEDDING 86 - August 1986 underway during NATO exercise NORTHERN WEDDING 86 - August 1986 underway during NATO exercise NORTHERN WEDDING 86 - August 1986 underway during NATO exercise NORTHERN WEDDING 86 - August 1986 underway during NATO exercise NORTHERN WEDDING 86 - August 1986 International Naval Review - New York Harbor - July 1986 International Naval Review - New York Harbor - July 1986 June 1984 Portsmouth - June 1984 Portsmouth - June 1984 Portsmouth - June 1984 Portsmouth - June 1984 Portsmouth - June 1984 Portsmouth - June 1984 Portsmouth - June 1984 Portsmouth - June 1984 Norfolk, Virginia - October 1983 Norfolk, Virginia - October 1983 off Lebanon - December 1982 off Beirut, Lebanon - September 1982 off Beirut, Lebanon - September 1982 off Beirut, Lebanon - September 1982 off Beirut, Lebanon - September 1982 off Beirut, Lebanon - September 1982 off Beirut, Lebanon - September 1982 off Beirut, Lebanon - September 1982 off Beirut, Lebanon - September 1982 off Beirut, Lebanon - September 1982 off Beirut, Lebanon - September 1982 Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia - October 1981 RH-53D Sea Stallions (HM-14) on the flight deck of USS Nashville - July 1981 RH-53D Sea Stallions (HM-14) - July 1981 RH-53D Sea Stallions (HM-14) - July 1981 July 1981 July 1981 underway replenishment with USNS Marias (T-AO 57) - September 1976 underway replenishment with USNS Marias (T-AO 57) - September 1976 underway replenishment with USNS Marias (T-AO 57) - September 1976
History:
USS Nashville (LPD 13): USS Nashville (LPD-13) was launched on 7 October 1967 sponsored by Mrs. Roy L. Johnson, and commissioned at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, on 14 February 1970 with Captain Frank R. Fahland in command. Nashville's various assignments have included four Caribbean Amphibious Ready Groups, eight Mediterranean Groups, two Persian Gulf Groups, a Mine Countermeasure Task Group, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Operations and training assignments with Fleet Marine Force Atlantic. On 16 January and 17 January 2006, she was the first vessel to receive the landing of an unmanned robotic RQ-8A Fire Scout helicopter. In July 2006, she was sent to Lebanon as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group transporting the 24th MEU to assist with the evacuation of U.S. nationals from the country, after a conflict erupted between the Israeli military and Hezbollah militants. On 20 July 2006, it landed the first Marines on Lebanese soil since 1982. The Nashville is featured in an episode of the television program Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, as it evacuated Americans (including Bourdain and his production crew) from Beirut. The episode was nominated for an Emmy Award. The USS Nashville was decommissioned on 30 September 2009 at the Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk, Virginia. Navy officials stated the ship was too costly to maintain and was unable to match the efficiency of newer vessels. source: wikipedia (08/2012) - more history wanted
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