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Tarawa-class Amphibious Assault Ships

LHA-3 USS Belleau Wood


Highlights of Ship's Service History



 [USS Belleau Wood photo]
USS Belleau Wood recovering landing craft
Probable U.S. Navy photo

Photo source: Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
15 Nov 1969
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Contract awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mississippi
5 Mar 1973
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Keel laid
11 Apr 1977
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Launched
23 Sep 1978
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Commissioned
28 Oct 2005
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Decommissioned
28 Oct 2005
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Stricken from the Navy List
12 Jul 2006
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Sunk as a target during RIMPAC '06

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 ]