Tarawa-class Amphibious Assault Ships
LHA-3 USS Belleau Wood
Highlights of Ship's Service History
15 Nov 1969
![Authorised  [ quill pen icon ]](http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/ss162/RustyBill/website/icon/authorize.gif)
Contract awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mississippi
5 Mar 1973
![Keel laid  [ keel laid icon ]](http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/ss162/RustyBill/website/icon/keel.gif)
Keel laid
11 Apr 1977
![Launched  [ champagne bottle icon ]](http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/ss162/RustyBill/website/icon/launch.gif)
Launched
23 Sep 1978
![Commissioned  [ bunting icon ]](http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/ss162/RustyBill/website/icon/commission.gif)
Commissioned
28 Oct 2005
![Decommissioned  [ gold watch icon ]](http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/ss162/RustyBill/website/icon/decomm.gif)
Decommissioned
28 Oct 2005
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Stricken from the Navy List
12 Jul 2006
![Gunnery or missile target  [ targeting reticle icon ]](http://i572.photobucket.com/albums/ss162/RustyBill/website/icon/target.gif)
Sunk as a target during RIMPAC '06
Sources | |
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U. S. Naval Historical Center  
United States Naval Vessel Register  
Wikipedia | 
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