Amphibious Transport Dock

LPD 4   -   USS Austin

 

 

 

USS Austin (LPD 4)

US Navy photo

Type, Class:

 

Amphibious Transport Dock; Austin - class;

Builder:

 

New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York, USA

STATUS:

 

Awarded:

Laid down: February 4, 1963

Launched: June 26, 1964

Commissioned: February 6, 1965

Decommissioned: September 27, 2006 at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.

Fate: Struck from the Naval Register, 27 September 2006.
Current Disposition: retained for logistics support.

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 / Austin - class

 

ship images

 

Photo credits: US Navy, US Naval Historical Center

 

Namesake & History:

 

 

USS Austin (LPD 4):

 

 

 

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