Dock Landing Ship

LSD 41   -   USS Whidbey Island

 

 

 

USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41)

US Navy photo

Type, Class:

 

Dock Landing Ship; Whidbey Island - class;

Builder:

 

Lockheed Shipbuilding, Seattle, Washington, USA

STATUS:

 

Laid down: August 4, 1981

Launched: June 10, 1983

Commissioned: February 9, 1985

ACTIVE UNIT / in commission (Atlantic Fleet)

Homeport:

 

Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia

Namesake:

 

> see history, below;

Ship's Motto:

 

INTREPID VANGUARD

Technical Data:

(Measures, Propulsion,

Armament, Aviation, etc.)

 

see: INFO > Dock Landing Ship / Whidbey Island - class

 

ship images

 

Photo credits: US Navy, US Naval Historical Center

 

Namesake & History:

 

 

USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41):

 

 

 

patches

 

 

 

 

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