Tarawa-class Amphibious Assault Ships
LHA-2 USS Saipan
Highlights of Ship's Service History
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.
U.S. Navy photo
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15 Nov 1969
Contract awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mississippi
21 Jul 1972
Keel laid
18 Jul 1974
Launched
15 Oct 1977
Commissioned
25 Apr 2007
Decommissioned
25 Apr 2007
Stricken from the Navy List
2009
Inactive storage at NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Philadelphia, PA, pending final disposition
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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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