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USS Tripoli (LPH-10), an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship, was laid down on 15 June 1964 at Pascagoula, Mississippi, by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 31 July 1965; sponsored by Jane Cates, the wife of General Clifton B. Cates, former Commandant of the Marine Corps; and commissioned on 6 August 1966 at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
English: Aerial view of the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LPH-10), in 1967. Note the experimental light colour of the flight deck. Note the experimental light colour of the flight deck.
1st Infantry Division operations in Binh Guong Province that extended to include the Loc Ninh area of Bình Long Province after PAVN/VC attacks on Loc Ninh on 29 October 1967. The Battle of Ong Thanh took place when U.S. forces were ambushed by a superior communist force.
English: View of the stern of the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LPH-10) off Vietnam, in 1967. Four crewmembers from the attack transport USS Paul Revere (APA-248) painted a rabibit's head on the stern of Tripoli as Paul Revere's nickname was "Peter Rabbit".
On 12 July 1967, the squadron became the Special Landing Force (SLF) helicopter squadron embarked aboard the USS Tripoli. [6]: 281 As the SLF squadron, they were tasked with conducting heliborne search and destroy missions against Viet Cong targets along the coast. During this time, five major operations were conducted: Bear Chain/Fremont ...
At the beginning of 1967 the United States was engaged in a steadily expanding air and ground war in Southeast Asia. Since its inception in February 1965, Operation Rolling Thunder, the bombing campaign against North Vietnam, had escalated in the number and significance of its targets, inflicting major damage on transportation networks industry, and petroleum refining and storage facilities.
In 1964, Commander O'Rourke was executive officer of USS Oriskany (CVA-34) after serving there as Air Officer. [3] He became a captain in December 1964. [8] O'Rourke was commanding officer of USS Rainier (AE-5) from 5 August 1966 to 2 August 1967. [9] O'Rourke was commanding officer of USS Tripoli (LPH-10) from 26 August 1970 to 10 September 1971.
USS Tripoli may refer to: USS Tripoli (CVE-64) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier in service from 1943 to 1958; USS Tripoli (LPH-10) was an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship in service from 1966 to 1995; USS Tripoli (LHA-7) is an America-class amphibious assault ship commissioned in 2020