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Tarawa-class Amphibious Assault Ships

LHA-2 USS Saipan


Highlights of Ship's Service History



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060604-N-2651J-468 Mediterranean Sea (June 4, 2006) - The amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2) conducts an underway replenishment with USS Simpson (FFG 56) during exercise Phoenix Express 2006. Phoenix Express is a multi-national combined exercise with North African and European forces. The exercise provides U.S. and allied forces an opportunity to participate in diverse maritime training scenarios helping to increase maritime domain awareness and strengthen emerging and enduring partnerships.
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15 Nov 1969
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Contract awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mississippi
21 Jul 1972
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Keel laid
18 Jul 1974
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Launched
15 Oct 1977
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Commissioned
25 Apr 2007
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Decommissioned
25 Apr 2007
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Stricken from the Navy List
2009
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Inactive storage at NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Philadelphia, PA, pending final disposition

Sources

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - U. S. Naval Historical Center  [ Flag of United States ] United States Naval Vessel Register  [ Flag of United States ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ] NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy [ World Wide Web icon ] Haze Gray & Underway [ World Wide Web icon ]