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LSD 49 -
USS Harpers Ferry
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USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49)
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Type,
Class:
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Dock Landing Ship; Harpers
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Builder:
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Avondale Shipbuilding, New
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Laid down:
April 15, 1991 Launched:
January 16, 1993 Commissioned: January 7, 1995 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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FIRST IN FREEDOM |
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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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