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LSD 40 -
USS Fort Fisher
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USS Fort Fisher (LSD 40)
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Type,
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Builder:
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STATUS:
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Laid down:
Launched:
April 22, 1972 Commissioned: December 9, 1972 Decommissioned: February 27, 1998 Struck from the Naval Register - February 27, 1998. Transferred to MARAD - February 28, 1998 for lay up
in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, California – until sold under
SAP. Final Disposition: offered for sinking as an
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Homeport:
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Namesake:
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Ship's
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Technical Data:
(Measures, Propulsion, Armament,
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Photo credits: US Navy, US Naval
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