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LSD 43 -
USS Fort McHenry
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USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43)
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Type,
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Dock Landing Ship; Whidbey
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Builder:
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Lockheed Shipbuilding,
Seattle, Washington, USA |
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Laid down:
June 10, 1983 Launched:
February 1, 1986 Commissioned: August 8, 1987 ACTIVE
UNIT / in commission (Pacific Fleet) |
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Homeport:
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forward deployed at Sasebo, Japan
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Namesake:
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> see history, below; |
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Ship's
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DOMUS FORTIUM |
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Technical Data:
(Measures, Propulsion, Armament,
Aviation, etc.)
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Photo credits: US Navy, US Naval
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