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USS Okinawa (LPH–3) was the second Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship assigned the name "Okinawa", in honor of the World War II Battle of Okinawa .
USS Ashland (LSD-1) USS Casa Grande (LSD-13) USS Thomaston (LSD-28) USS Anchorage (LSD-36) USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) USS Harper's Ferry (LSD-49) Further information: Dock landing ship The LSD came as a result of a British requirement during World War II for a vessel that could carry large landing craft across the seas at speed.
Okinawa: LPH-3 Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia: 1 April 1960 19 August 1961 14 April 1962 17 December 1992 Sunk as target, 6 June 2002 Guadalcanal: LPH-7 1 September 1961 16 March 1963 20 July 1963 31 August 1994 Sunk as target, 19 May 2005 Guam: LPH-9 15 November 1962 22 August 1964 16 January 1965 25 August 1998 Sunk as target, 16 ...
After a few days rest in Subic Bay, she was routed to Sasebo, thence to Buckner Bay, Okinawa, where she embarked Marines and equipment. This was completed on 26 June 1965, when she sailed for Qui Nhon, Republic of Vietnam, in company with USS Talladega and USS Point Defiance. These ships were designated Task Group 76.5, that part of the 7th ...
USS Inchon (LPH/MCS-12) was an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy in service from 1970 to 2002. Following a major fire, she was laid up and sunk as a target in 2004. Following a major fire, she was laid up and sunk as a target in 2004.
*USS LSM-59: Landing Ship Air Attack, kamikaze strike while towing USS Barry, sank in 4 minutes 2 8 22 Jun 45 USS LSM-213: Landing Ship Air Attack, kamikaze strike at Kimmu Wan, hull damage [23] 3 10 22 Jun 45 USS LST-534: Landing Ship Tank Air Attack, While offloading on Nagagusuku Wan, kamikaze hit bow doors, tank deck [23] 3 35 29 Jul 45 ...
Naval Base Okinawa, now Naval Facility Okinawa, is a number of bases built after the Battle of Okinawa by United States Navy on Okinawa Island, Japan. The naval bases were built to support the landings on Okinawa on April 1, 1945, and the troops fighting on Okinawa. The Navy repaired and did expansion of the airfields on Okinawa.
USS Kidd (DD-661), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named after Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who died on the bridge of his flagship USS Arizona during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.