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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
825:
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
901:(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.
698:; 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
643:
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
818:. 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
1707:
312:
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
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1697:
1702:
1116:
686:
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
679:, 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
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1661:
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607:. 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
858:
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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705:
were tested. In
December, she commenced inactivation, and, on 19 December, was decommissioned and berthed with the San Diego Group of the
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510:
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893:
Those operations were followed by duty in support of
Project Mercury; and, in September, she received modifications which added
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465:
904:
Her annual (excluding 1964) Mediterranean deployments brought participation in fleet, binational, and multinational (
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She arrived at the latter in late May and, soon thereafter, commenced arctic summer resupply operations, under the
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725:
was ordered activated. Recommissioned on 26 January 1951, she completed shakedown in March, was assigned to the
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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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407:
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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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to the
Caribbean. Severing of diplomatic relations and increased tension between the United States and
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completed shakedown in early May, took on a cargo of landing boats; and, on 19 May, sailed for the
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615:, on 12 August – three days before the cessation of hostilities. On 15 August, she shifted to
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527:, the oldest masonry fort still standing in the United States. In 1911, the second-class
795:, into October. She then recrossed the Atlantic, and, after disembarking the Marines in
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760:, Maryland, for a shipyard overhaul, and with the new year, 1952, resumed active duty.
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846:. Amphibious force exercises and local operations occupied the remainder of the year.
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908:) exercises. In 1964, she deployed only briefly, in September, to participate in
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was stricken from the
Spanish Navy list in early 1988, and scrapped in 1989.
799:, proceeded to Little Creek. She resumed east coast operations with a joint
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944:(TA31) on 1 July 1971. She was sold outright to Spain on 1 August 1974.
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for fleet exercises, then returned home. In November, she shifted to
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Any combination of landing vehicles and landing craft up to capacity
555:, before being outright transferred in 1974. In 1980, the vessel's
912:, a large-scale amphibious operation held off the coast of Spain.
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Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Spanish Navy
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398:
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Caribbean exercises took her into March. In April she departed
1683:
Casa Grande-class dock landing ships of the United States Navy
563:
was taken out of service by the Spanish Navy in 1988 and was
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World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
683:
to Hawaii; and, in October, she arrived at San Francisco.
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was assigned to Joint Task Force 1 (JTF 1) for
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Cold War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
830:
in March 1959; and, in May, tested recovery methods for
635:, "Higgins boats"), and large personnel landing craft (
302:
16 feet 2 inches (4.93 m) aft (loaded)
1657:
List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
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920:in familiarization activities and, on 1 July 1971,
1662:List of amphibious warfare ships of the Royal Navy
897:operations to her capabilities. Then a five-month
1002:English, Joe R., Major, USMC (16 March 1984).
729:Amphibious Force, and, in May, sailed for the
671:during the summer. She first shifted south to
627:. There, she loaded mechanized landing craft (
581:keel was laid down on 1 September 1944 at the
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233:457 ft 9 in (139.52 m) overall
8:
1027:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
1058:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
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1117:
1103:
1095:
1004:"The Bay of Pigs: A Struggle for Freedom"
854:Throughout the 1960s and into the 1970s,
834:. During the summer, she participated in
631:), vehicle and personnel landing craft, (
1052:This article incorporates text from the
842:and made possible by the opening of the
623:) through 20 August, then, proceeded to
18:For other ships with the same name, see
968:
639:), for use by occupation forces in the
1020:
1008:Marine Corps Command and Staff College
899:Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization
787:, ranging from the south of France to
24:
145:
54:
7:
924:was decommissioned and turned over.
282: in (3.061 m) aft (light);
1713:Amphibious warfare vessels of Spain
870:brought extended operations in the
783:in early May and operated with the
746:Military Sea Transportation Service
675:; then, in February, moved east to
241:72 ft 2 in (22.00 m)
1070:Priolo, Gary P. (10 August 2007).
752:. With the fall, she moved to the
14:
133:Transferred to Spain, 1 July 1971
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1485:
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775:, and headed east for her first
690:. In December, she put into the
536:had also briefly borne the name
299: inches (4.712 m) fwd,
147:
56:
28:
955:was changed to L31 circa 1980.
748:(MSTS), to bases in Canada and
619:, repaired tank landing craft (
371: each w/ 12 medium tanks
779:deployment. She transited the
1:
1061:. The entry can be found
717:After the outbreak of war in
866:and political unrest in the
803:–Navy exercise in November.
435:17 officers, 237 men (ship);
384: each w/ 1 medium tank
265: in (2.502 m) fwd,
1688:Ships built in Philadelphia
338:(15,000 km at 28 km/h)
1729:
540:, perhaps for the town of
17:
1652:
1626:
1612:
1394:
1129:-class dock landing ships
981:National Security Archive
874:in early 1961. In April,
496:on an added portable deck
209:
49:
27:
1080:Amphibious Photo Archive
983:. pp. 16 April 1961
977:"Bay of Pigs Chronology"
936:was commissioned in the
589:on 10 January 1945, and
492:modified to accommodate
223:4,032 tons (light draft)
771:and their equipment at
475:2 × 40 mm twin AA guns;
321:17 knots (31 km/h)
210:General characteristics
1415:Republic of China Navy
583:Philadelphia Navy Yard
525:Castillo de San Marcos
368:2 × LCT (Mk III or IV)
83:Castillo de San Marcos
836:Operation Inland Seas
707:Pacific Reserve Fleet
692:Puget Sound Navy Yard
910:Operation Steel Pike
880:Bay of Pigs Invasion
781:Straits of Gibraltar
661:Operation Crossroads
613:Buckner Bay, Okinawa
559:was changed to L31.
438:6 officers, 30 men (
425:22 officers, 218 men
345:Boats & landing
285: 15 feet
220:7,930 tons (loaded),
928:Spanish Navy career
915:On 13 August 1970,
844:St. Lawrence Seaway
838:, conducted in the
1145:United States Navy
1082:. NavSource Online
868:Dominican Republic
611:, she anchored in
593:on 15 April 1945.
521:United States Navy
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765:Norfolk, Virginia
655:In January 1946,
542:San Marcos, Texas
517:dock landing ship
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872:Greater Antilles
727:Atlantic Fleet's
688:Aleutian Islands
681:Marshall Islands
663:, the series of
580:
571:U.S. Navy career
523:, named for the
489:Aircraft carried
387: or 1,500
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938:Spanish Navy
933:
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921:
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903:
892:
888:Brigade 2506
875:
855:
853:
828:Second Fleet
824:
807:
805:
793:Phaleron Bay
762:
743:
735:Little Creek
731:Panama Canal
722:
716:
685:
669:Bikini Atoll
665:atomic tests
656:
654:
605:Pearl Harbor
601:Panama Canal
596:
595:
591:commissioned
575:
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560:
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546:Spanish Navy
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361:medium tanks
356:(Mk V or VI)
215:Displacement
178:Commissioned
163:
106:Commissioned
72:
41:
35:
15:
1554:Fort Mandan
1548:Nafkratousa
1535:Nafkratousa
1493:German Navy
1460:French Navy
1441:Fort Marion
1424:Chung Cheng
1232:Fort Marion
1225:Fort Mandan
1154:Casa Grande
1127:Casa Grande
932:The former
882:, carrying
860:New England
840:Great Lakes
785:Sixth Fleet
767:, embarked
512:Casa Grande
494:helicopters
335:at 15 knots
268:10 ft
181:1 July 1971
173:1 July 1971
117:1 July 1971
1693:1945 ships
1677:Categories
1599:San Marcos
1301:Battle Axe
1292:Royal Navy
1259:San Marcos
1074:San Marcos
1040:References
934:San Marcos
922:San Marcos
917:San Marcos
895:helicopter
876:San Marcos
856:San Marcos
808:San Marcos
723:San Marcos
657:San Marcos
597:San Marcos
585:. She was
576:San Marcos
538:San Marcos
529:battleship
505:San Marcos
430:Complement
313:propellers
309:Propulsion
251:8 ft
85:in Florida
73:San Marcos
36:San Marcos
1642:Thomaston
1619:Cancelled
1273:Whetstone
1197:Catamount
758:Baltimore
750:Greenland
696:Bremerton
677:Kwajalein
641:Tokyo Bay
567:in 1989.
389:long tons
189:TA31, L31
90:Laid down
40:USS
1566:Oceanway
1507:Northway
1474:Oceanway
1436:Chen Hai
1429:Comstock
1385:Waterway
1379:Tomahawk
1372:Swashway
1346:Oceanway
1333:Northway
1314:Claymore
1211:Comstock
1204:Colonial
1183:Waterway
1178:Shadwell
1171:Swashway
1166:Rushmore
1086:25 April
1072:"LSD-25
1023:cite web
1013:26 April
987:26 April
789:Benghazi
739:Virginia
700:seaplane
650:Yokohama
587:launched
565:scrapped
507:(LSD-25)
449:Armament
422:Capacity
381:(Mk III)
194:Stricken
170:Acquired
138:Stricken
98:Launched
79:Namesake
1633:Ashland
1594:Galicia
1561:Okeanos
1541:Eastway
1359:Portway
1327:Cutlass
1320:Highway
1307:Eastway
1266:Tortuga
1190:Cabildo
1159:Portway
957:Galicia
946:Galicia
942:Galicia
769:Marines
703:drydock
673:Okinawa
561:Galicia
551:Galicia
482:AA guns
294:⁄
277:⁄
260:⁄
164:Galicia
50:History
1582:
1550:(1971)
1523:
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1469:Foudre
1457:
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1340:Dagger
1289:
1245:Taurus
1218:Donner
1142:
1050:
812:Boston
646:Aomori
629:LCM-6s
625:Saipan
553:(TA31)
514:-class
509:was a
391:cargo
331:8,000
230:Length
125:LSD-25
42:Donner
1644:class
1635:class
1366:Sword
1353:Spear
963:Notes
949:'
850:1960s
719:Korea
713:1950s
637:LCPLs
633:LCVPs
579:'
533:Texas
480:20 mm
478:16 ×
472:guns;
468:quad
466:40 mm
406:41 ×
397:47 ×
377:14 ×
326:Range
318:Speed
246:Draft
154:Spain
1597:(ex-
1564:(ex-
1552:(ex-
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1472:(ex-
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1169:(ex-
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1088:2008
1063:here
1029:link
1015:2008
989:2008
906:NATO
884:LCUs
864:Cuba
801:Army
791:and
733:and
621:LCTs
617:Naha
609:Guam
603:and
519:the
503:USS
464:2 ×
461:gun;
454:1 ×
399:DUKW
352:3 ×
333:nmi.
238:Beam
202:Fate
197:1988
160:Name
130:Fate
69:Name
34:USS
940:as
694:at
648:to
548:as
408:LVT
379:LCM
354:LCT
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