1531:
1297:
1420:
41:
1498:
69:
1150:
160:
1465:
1590:
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930:
returned to Little Creek to complete her last
Mediterranean tour. Local and Caribbean exercises took her into 1971, when she was designated for transfer to the government of Spain. The first detachment of her future Spanish crew arrived in mid-April; the remainder joined her on 30 May. June was spent
836:
Completing that deployment in May, she resumed a schedule of east coast, Caribbean, and – during the summers of 1956 and 1957 – polar logistic support operations. In
September 1958, she was again deployed to the Mediterranean for a six-month tour with the Sixth Fleet. She rejoined the
912:(FRAM II) overhaul in 1962 and 1963 modernized her equipment and living spaces and improved her operational abilities in transporting, launching, and controlling assault craft; besides providing drydocking and repair services to landing ships and craft.
709:; received final clearance in January 1947; and, in the spring, resumed cargo runs between the west coast and the Aleutians. She terminated those operations in September and proceeded to southern California where her capabilities as a temporarily converted
654:
area; and, on 4 September, she arrived in Japan to offload her cargo and to commence operation and maintenance of a boat pool. In early
December, she was reassigned to cargo operations; and, through the end of the year, she ferried boats from
829:. Winter, spring, and fall of 1954 saw a continuation of those operations including a reserve training cruise, while the summer brought a return to arctic waters for resupply missions. In January 1955, she proceeded again to the
1718:
323:
2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 2 Skinner
Uniflow Reciprocating Steam Engines, 2 propeller shafts – each shaft 3,700 hp, at 240 rpm total shaft horse power 7,400, 2 11 ft 9 in diameter, 9 ft 9 in pitch
1693:
1708:
1713:
1127:
697:
Granted provisional radiological clearance, she resumed cargo operations along the west coast in early
November; and, by the end of the month, was carrying supplies, boats, and vehicles to the
690:, whence she helped to prepare the test site. She remained in JTF 1 through the July tests, and, on 29 August, she was detached. In early September, the ship moved from the
1667:
1672:
1120:
1039:
1113:
1723:
1068:
618:. Arriving on 24 June, she transferred her cargo of 40 boats, loaded a similar cargo, and departed on 29 May. After taking on dredging equipment at
869:
rotated regularly between the Second and Sixth Fleets. While with the Second, she participated in exercises and carried cargo and personnel from
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909:
1698:
716:
were tested. In
December, she commenced inactivation, and, on 19 December, was decommissioned and berthed with the San Diego Group of the
1136:
756:
521:
745:
1651:
904:
Those operations were followed by duty in support of
Project Mercury; and, in September, she received modifications which added
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476:
915:
Her annual (excluding 1964) Mediterranean deployments brought participation in fleet, binational, and multinational (
1544:
779:
755:
She arrived at the latter in late May and, soon thereafter, commenced arctic summer resupply operations, under the
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597:
736:
was ordered activated. Recommissioned on 26 January 1951, she completed shakedown in March, was assigned to the
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1445:
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and LCVPs loaded with vehicles and equipment to a rendezvous a few miles off the coast with the ships carrying
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418:
1310:
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conducted exercises and carried cargo along the east coast and in the
Caribbean and underwent overhaul at
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535:
93:
1342:
1323:
1433:
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1336:
1329:
1316:
1220:
1175:
894:
846:
717:
706:
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490:
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to the
Caribbean. Severing of diplomatic relations and increased tension between the United States and
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466:
1275:
1014:
920:
890:
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643:
623:
555:. The ship served in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1970. In 1971, the vessel was loaned to the
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1570:
1478:
1355:
1349:
854:
737:
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completed shakedown in early May, took on a cargo of landing boats; and, on 19 May, sailed for the
40:
17:
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1155:
878:
811:
683:
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601:
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364:
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838:
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626:, on 12 August – three days before the cessation of hostilities. On 15 August, she shifted to
552:
527:
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795:
698:
691:
542:
469:
1241:
1234:
1163:
842:
675:
1073:
538:, the oldest masonry fort still standing in the United States. In 1911, the second-class
806:, into October. She then recrossed the Atlantic, and, after disembarking the Marines in
1105:
963:
807:
771:, Maryland, for a shipyard overhaul, and with the new year, 1952, resumed active duty.
656:
567:
30:
857:. Amphibious force exercises and local operations occupied the remainder of the year.
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1536:
1282:
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1064:
826:
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575:
450:
343:
987:
1595:
1213:
1187:
1082:
948:
898:
803:
741:
679:
615:
611:
556:
480:
919:) exercises. In 1964, she deployed only briefly, in September, to participate in
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1470:
1254:
1199:
870:
850:
371:
1302:
1227:
905:
539:
504:
50:
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was stricken from the
Spanish Navy list in early 1988, and scrapped in 1989.
810:, proceeded to Little Creek. She resumed east coast operations with a joint
768:
760:
687:
651:
955:(TA31) on 1 July 1971. She was sold outright to Spain on 1 August 1974.
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749:
710:
660:
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713:
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767:
for fleet exercises, then returned home. In November, she shifted to
635:
426:
Any combination of landing vehicles and landing craft up to capacity
566:, before being outright transferred in 1974. In 1980, the vessel's
923:, a large-scale amphibious operation held off the coast of Spain.
729:
639:
1719:
Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Spanish Navy
916:
874:
647:
627:
619:
409:
1409:
1109:
774:
Caribbean exercises took her into March. In April she departed
1694:
Casa Grande-class dock landing ships of the United States Navy
574:
was taken out of service by the Spanish Navy in 1988 and was
1709:
World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
694:
to Hawaii; and, in October, she arrived at San Francisco.
670:
was assigned to Joint Task Force 1 (JTF 1) for
1714:
Cold War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
841:
in March 1959; and, in May, tested recovery methods for
646:, "Higgins boats"), and large personnel landing craft (
313:
16 feet 2 inches (4.93 m) aft (loaded)
1668:
List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
1586:
1527:
1494:
1461:
1416:
1293:
1146:
931:in familiarization activities and, on 1 July 1971,
1673:List of amphibious warfare ships of the Royal Navy
908:operations to her capabilities. Then a five-month
1013:English, Joe R., Major, USMC (16 March 1984).
740:Amphibious Force, and, in May, sailed for the
682:during the summer. She first shifted south to
638:. There, she loaded mechanized landing craft (
592:keel was laid down on 1 September 1944 at the
1121:
244:457 ft 9 in (139.52 m) overall
8:
1038:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
1069:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
1406:
1128:
1114:
1106:
1015:"The Bay of Pigs: A Struggle for Freedom"
865:Throughout the 1960s and into the 1970s,
845:. During the summer, she participated in
642:), vehicle and personnel landing craft, (
1063:This article incorporates text from the
853:and made possible by the opening of the
634:) through 20 August, then, proceeded to
29:For other ships with the same name, see
979:
650:), for use by occupation forces in the
1031:
1019:Marine Corps Command and Staff College
910:Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization
798:, ranging from the south of France to
35:
156:
65:
7:
935:was decommissioned and turned over.
293: in (3.061 m) aft (light);
1724:Amphibious warfare vessels of Spain
881:brought extended operations in the
794:in early May and operated with the
757:Military Sea Transportation Service
686:; then, in February, moved east to
252:72 ft 2 in (22.00 m)
1081:Priolo, Gary P. (10 August 2007).
763:. With the fall, she moved to the
25:
18:Spanish landing ship Galicia (L31)
144:Transferred to Spain, 1 July 1971
1588:
1529:
1496:
1463:
1418:
1295:
1148:
1056:
786:, and headed east for her first
701:. In December, she put into the
547:had also briefly borne the name
310: inches (4.712 m) fwd,
158:
67:
39:
966:was changed to L31 circa 1980.
759:(MSTS), to bases in Canada and
630:, repaired tank landing craft (
382: each w/ 12 medium tanks
790:deployment. She transited the
1:
1072:. The entry can be found
728:After the outbreak of war in
877:and political unrest in the
814:–Navy exercise in November.
446:17 officers, 237 men (ship);
395: each w/ 1 medium tank
276: in (2.502 m) fwd,
1699:Ships built in Philadelphia
349:(15,000 km at 28 km/h)
1740:
551:, perhaps for the town of
28:
1663:
1637:
1623:
1405:
1140:-class dock landing ships
992:National Security Archive
885:in early 1961. In April,
507:on an added portable deck
220:
60:
38:
1091:Amphibious Photo Archive
994:. pp. 16 April 1961
988:"Bay of Pigs Chronology"
947:was commissioned in the
600:on 10 January 1945, and
503:modified to accommodate
234:4,032 tons (light draft)
782:and their equipment at
486:2 × 40 mm twin AA guns;
332:17 knots (31 km/h)
221:General characteristics
1426:Republic of China Navy
594:Philadelphia Navy Yard
536:Castillo de San Marcos
379:2 × LCT (Mk III or IV)
94:Castillo de San Marcos
847:Operation Inland Seas
718:Pacific Reserve Fleet
703:Puget Sound Navy Yard
921:Operation Steel Pike
891:Bay of Pigs Invasion
792:Straits of Gibraltar
672:Operation Crossroads
624:Buckner Bay, Okinawa
570:was changed to L31.
449:6 officers, 30 men (
436:22 officers, 218 men
356:Boats & landing
296: 15 feet
231:7,930 tons (loaded),
939:Spanish Navy career
926:On 13 August 1970,
855:St. Lawrence Seaway
849:, conducted in the
1156:United States Navy
1093:. NavSource Online
879:Dominican Republic
622:, she anchored in
604:on 15 April 1945.
532:United States Navy
1681:
1680:
1619:
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831:Mediterranean Sea
776:Norfolk, Virginia
666:In January 1946,
553:San Marcos, Texas
528:dock landing ship
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370: each w/ 5
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883:Greater Antilles
738:Atlantic Fleet's
699:Aleutian Islands
692:Marshall Islands
674:, the series of
591:
582:U.S. Navy career
534:, named for the
500:Aircraft carried
398: or 1,500
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1273:
1266:
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975:
972:
964:pennant number
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937:
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722:
678:scheduled for
583:
580:
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501:
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467:5 in / 38 cal.
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125:Decommissioned
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1647:
1645:
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616:Pearl Harbor
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1559:Nafkratousa
1546:Nafkratousa
1504:German Navy
1471:French Navy
1452:Fort Marion
1435:Chung Cheng
1243:Fort Marion
1236:Fort Mandan
1165:Casa Grande
1138:Casa Grande
943:The former
893:, carrying
871:New England
851:Great Lakes
796:Sixth Fleet
778:, embarked
523:Casa Grande
505:helicopters
346:at 15 knots
279:10 ft
192:1 July 1971
184:1 July 1971
128:1 July 1971
1704:1945 ships
1688:Categories
1610:San Marcos
1312:Battle Axe
1303:Royal Navy
1270:San Marcos
1085:San Marcos
1051:References
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933:San Marcos
928:San Marcos
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84:San Marcos
47:San Marcos
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1630:Cancelled
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769:Baltimore
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707:Bremerton
688:Kwajalein
652:Tokyo Bay
578:in 1989.
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1222:Comstock
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1097:25 April
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998:26 April
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750:Virginia
711:seaplane
661:Yokohama
598:launched
576:scrapped
518:(LSD-25)
460:Armament
433:Capacity
392:(Mk III)
205:Stricken
181:Acquired
149:Stricken
109:Launched
90:Namesake
1644:Ashland
1605:Galicia
1572:Okeanos
1552:Eastway
1370:Portway
1338:Cutlass
1331:Highway
1318:Eastway
1277:Tortuga
1201:Cabildo
1170:Portway
968:Galicia
957:Galicia
953:Galicia
780:Marines
714:drydock
684:Okinawa
572:Galicia
562:Galicia
493:AA guns
305:⁄
288:⁄
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175:Galicia
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241:Length
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208:1988
171:Name
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