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,ff if xx l!,fT','1lf K. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF USS SHREVEPORT QLPD-12l Length 569 feet 173.43 meters Beam 105 feet 32 meters Highest point 168 feet 51.21 meters Disp1acement 8,900 tons 1ight 16,800 tons 1oaded Speed Above 21 knots Endurance Fue1 to trave1 a1most anywhere on earth Draft Fu11y ba11asted 32 feet 9.75 meters Limiting 1oad 23 feet 7.01 meters ,Ihe.Amphibious Transport Dock CLPDJ has'evo1ved as the most Rersatiie c1ass of amphibious assau1t ships. The concept was deveioped from combining the troop carrying capabiiity of the LPA, the f1oodab1e we11 deck and amphibious boat eperating capabi1ity of the LSD, and the he1icopter opera- deck of the LPH. The LPD provides fast transport of treeps and their equipment for combat, inc1uding tanks,ar- tiiiery, ro11ing stock, fue1 and ammunition to an objective erea, and means for their rapid 1anding ashore by verticai Qnyeiepment and boat waves. LPDs are named after cities bearing the names of exp1orers and deve1opers of America. Henry Mi11er Shreve H1785-18545 was instrumenta1 in deve1oping the Red River Region in Louisiana, basing his operations at what is now the city of Shreveport. He initiated the custom of painting the names of different States on the cabin doors of his boats, these were eventua11y known as Hstaterooms,H a name that has re- mained to today. The City of Shreveport, Louisiana, is the second 1argest in Louisiana with approximateiy 200,000 res- idents. Z rum-- vnu wmv,-f .maiiwm 7 i
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The days prior to commissioning USS S REVEPORT C PD will be remembered by those who re there as so excruc ng hat ne thing cou y become l ss h ti t e days ahead They never did The beginning merely set e pace for al t at fo ow The SHREVEP R er is a man of action N le he a ance crew assemb ed in Norfolk to atten various schools and training programs ie nucleus cr w s already in Sup TGS P outfitting the ship to deve op the skeletal organization administration and o sup vise th finishing touc o the ui er ckheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company k ger as r nt r during this period SHREVEP RT was actual y five years o d er e was a October l966 The balance crew about 300 strong was flown from Norfolk SEATAC Airport nd arked the ne ' a rainsto at suddenly turned into a bl' zard o n 'sibili became almost zero D ember s ip was towe fr m Sea to Pu Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton Washington was d day an the conc ete urfaces o the shipyard we e ' ed with merous puddles om e r in of washington winter e ship arrived around T000 and wi h large at-bed trucks of gear began arrivi x ling the who pier. First came the mattresses each his own bu Then came damage con man carrying one trol gear e flat-bed ruc a W1 ar were hoisted by a r ne flight geci whe e s ip for if re oved the al ts and Carr1ed t through the mess decks where they were lowered by eleva- tors to upper vehicle stowage for each de artm nt t t ke t eir gear For those who have never beenpthrogqh sgchaan o ution N , w really carries rk continued until past midnight on to begin again very early the next mornin . D sft, work from 0530 past midnight, as truckgloadagfieretrug load was brought on board Several months' . 1 - sumables for each department was also broughtuggoirgfkhgan
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