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USS SHREVEPORT LPD-12 HISTORY LPD 12 commissioned on 12 December, 1970 in Bremerton, W hUSioiH1S1liEexls:1iDligIgcond ship iniilils Fleet to bear the name Shreveport. After the 8000 mile mgfddgiruise to her homeport of Norfolk, Virginia, Shreveport began training for her first Medi- terranean cruise which began in January 1973 and ended in June 1973. Throughout 1974 and half of 1975, Shreveport was the flagship ofthe Caribbean Amphibious Ready Group and participated in various fleet exercises, occasionally with South American Forces. In July of 1975, she deployed back to the Mediterranean where she participated in a major NATO exercise involving British, Turkish and U.S. Navies. During the return trip to Norfolk in February 1976, the ship's flag bridge was destroyed by a forty foot wave off Cape Hatteras. In September 1979, Shreveportbegan another Mediterranean deployment where she com- pleted four major amphibious operations with various European allies. In September 1981, Shreve- port visited Cancun, Mexico to support President Ronald Reaganis participation in the North- South Economic Summit. e - I During a Mediterranean cruise that began in August 1982, Shreveportspent four months off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon. As a result of this operation, she received the Navy Unit Commen- dation and the Navy Expeditionary Medal. In late 1984, she received the Meritorious Unit Com- mendation for conducting mine clearing operations in the Red Sea in support of Operation IN- TENSE LOOK. From June 1990 to February 1991, Shreveport was deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM with Commander, Amphibious Squadron SIX embarked. Her involvement in this conflict helped to earn her the Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy for Operational Readiness in January 1992. During a Mediterranean deployment in November 1993, Shreveport was assigned to Mogadishu, Somalia in support of Operation RESTORE HOPE. 1994 and 1995 saw Shreveport participating in Operation PROVIDE PROMISE in the Adriatic Sea by flying. video reconnaissance missions over Bosnia-Herzegovina utilizing the Pioneer UAV During this time. she also served in the first amphibious Partnership for Peace exercise in Bul- garia. From December 1995 to February 1996, Shreveport participated in Operations DENY FLIGHT, PROVIDE PROMISE. and JOINTIDECISIVE ENDEAVOR in the Adriatic sea. On October 3, 1997 N - ' ' . USS SHREVEPORT deployed for yet another Mediterranean cruise. While operating in the Black Sea Shreveport conducted a Chan e of Com d Q - - g man ceremony in Constanta. Rornanra on ll December. 1997. In early February, 1998, she was called away from her original schedule and spent the remained of the deployment operating in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH From July1998 Nove bc 1998 D U - - m er she underwent a Metro machine Dry Dock Phased Maintenance Availability. Was awarded the Commander. Naval Surface. U.S Atlantic Fleet Battle Efficienc Award and Safety Awardfor 1998 and 1999 as well as her sixth consecutive E U' ' ' ' y .. - - . ' . .. . ' ngineering GE ', seventh Mari- time Warfare E . third Operations E . first Logistics and first Medical Hi, From September 1999 to April 2000 USS SHREVEPORT de l d Where me Spent mme H th M df S d P p oye on a Mediterranean Cruise . 1 e e reiranean ea an e's' G lf ' o ' BRIGHT STAKNOBLE SHIRLEY 1 ran u supporting exercises . IN FINITE MOONLIGHT. 2
, ' f '3 3e Y,!ir?' '.- 3 -3ii'ff'QIi-11 ' -'P?+'1,, it 1. k ' ' ' , '4fF ' if-0 5153 t ' ' r- .,---,7 fr- . ,,, , '- .-1' ff 'ns . CHARACTERISTICS Keel Laid - 27 December 1965 Commissioned - 12 December 1970 Shipbuilder- Lockheed Shipbuilding Company, Seattle, WA Length - 569 ft Beam Cwidthj - I I0 ft 9 Draft tloadedj - I 8,000 tons Maximum Speed-21 kts , COMPLEMENT Navy: ' 30 Officers! 390 Enlisted Marine: 76 0fl'icersl770 Enlisted fwhen embarkedj Stafii 36Ofiieersl70 Enlisted fwhen embarkedj PROPULSION Two Foster Wheeler 600psi boilers, powering two De Laval GT turbines, driving two propellers providing l2,000 Shaft Horsepower ISI-IPD each. The four electrical power generators which are powered by the steam from the boilers can generate enough electricity to power a city of 26,000 people. SHREVEPORT holds the world's record for fastest transit of the Suez Canal on August l6, 1984 C7 hours, 45 minutesl. RADARS SPS-40 - Air search radar SPS-67 - Surface search radar SPS-64 - Navigational radar Furuno - Navigational radar ARMAMENT 2 20mm Close-In Weapons System - CWIS 225mm Chain Guns U 8 50cal machine Guns SELF - SUFFICIENCY Laundry and pressing services, barbershop, ship's store, disbursing, administration, post office, library, welding shop machinery repair shop, valve shop, diesel engine repair shop, AC 8a R shop, two evaporators capable of producing 25,000 gallons of fresh water a day each. The ship has its own doctor and dentist, with a twelve bed medical ward, bacteriological laboratory, X-ray facilities, sterilizing room and dental operatory. Storerooms and refrigerated spaces which can subsist I ,500 crew members for 60 days or 500 men for 90 days. SHREVEPDRT also carries enough fuel to steam over l0,000 miles C nearly halfway around the earthl without refueling. , ,L1--. . Us -r
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