USS Okinawa
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USS Okinawa was a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship that served during the Cold War era, supporting Marine Corps operations and space capsule recovery missions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship
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U.S. Navy ship ⓘ |
| armament | various anti-aircraft guns over service life ⓘ |
| awards |
Meritorious Unit Commendation
NERFINISHED
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Navy Unit Commendation NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | about 84 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carried |
U.S. Marine Corps helicopter squadrons
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troops for amphibious assault ⓘ |
| commissioned | 14 April 1962 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | approximately 650 ship’s company ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 17 December 1992 ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 11,000 tons standard
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approximately 18,000 tons full load ⓘ |
| embarkedTroopsCapacity | approximately 1,700 Marines ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| fate | sunk as a target ⓘ |
| homeport |
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Diego, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | LPH-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 15 April 1960 ⓘ |
| launched | 19 August 1961 ⓘ |
| length | about 592 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Battle of Okinawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NavyDesignation | Landing Platform Helicopter ⓘ |
| notableFeature | helicopter flight deck along full length of ship ⓘ |
| operationArea |
Indian Ocean
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Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Operation Frequent Wind
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Vietnam War operations ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | LPH-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
amphibious assault
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helicopter carrier for Marine Corps forces ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
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two shafts ⓘ |
| shipClass | Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | amphibious assault ship ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mrs. David S. McGrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkAsTargetDate | 6 June 2002 ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 21 knots ⓘ |
| usedFor |
amphibious warfare training
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space capsule recovery missions ⓘ support of U.S. Marine Corps operations ⓘ |
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