LPH-3 USS Okinawa

Highlights of Ship's Service History

Contract awarded to the U.S. Navy Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA.
Keel laid
Launched
Commissioned
Recovery ship for Apollo 6, an unmanned test vehicle
Flagship for the recovery of Apollo 15
Decommissioned
Stricken from the Navy List
Sunk during a SINKEX off southern California. Demonstrating the robustness of the design, the ex-Okinawa absorbed hits from several Maverick and Harpoon missiles & a number of general-purpose bombs. She was finally sunk by a Mk48 torpedo launched from the nuclear-powered attack submarine SSN-707 USS Portsmouth.

Sources
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U. S. Naval Historical Center United States Naval Vessel Register Wikipedia NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy Haze Gray & Underway

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