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    • LPD-2 USS Vancouver

    US US Navy




    1963 to 1992    


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    History of US LPD-2 USS Vancouver

    1959-dec-30Ordered
    1960-nov-19Laid down
    1962-sep-15Launched
    1963-may-11Commissioned
    1992-mar-31Decommissioned
    1997-apr-8Struck
    2013Fate: scrappedBrownsville, Texas

    Specifications

    		    

        from Raleigh class
    430crew
    930troops
    8600light (tn)
    13800full load (tn)
    159length (m)
    30beam (m)
    7draught (m)
    20max speed (knots)
    24000power (shp)
    2Naval Engine boilers
    2Naval Engine steam turbines
    3Naval Gun Mark 22 3/50 inch (76 mm)

    Aircraft

    		    

        Typical Max
    Landing platform only. No hangar


    The Max option implies only aircraft of this model onboard    

    Builder

    		    

    US New York Naval Shipyard,



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