1971 to 2012    

LPD-15 USS Ponce

US US Navy

2012 to present - AFSB(I)-15 USS Ponce    




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Shipyard: Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company
See Also: L Austin class AFSB(I)-15





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History of US USS Ponce LPD-15

1965-may-17OrderedOrdered
1966-oct-31Laid downLaid down
1970-may-20LaunchedLaunched
1971-jul-10CommissionedCommissioned
2012DecommissionedDecommissioned reclassified as AFSB(I)-15

History of US USS Ponce AFSB(I)-15

2012-mayCommissionedCommissioned Afloat Forward Staging Base
2013-dec-15 Persian Gulf Apaches Texas National Guard training on board



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  Specifications


Austin class
420crew
900troops
9750light (tn)
17350full load (tn)
174length (m)
25.60beam (m)
7draught (m)
21max speed (knots)
24000power (shp)

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Typical Max
Landing platform only. No hangar
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  Builder


US Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, Harbor Island




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