Tarawa-class Amphibious Assault Ships
LHA-3 USS Belleau Wood
Highlights of Ship's Service History
15 Nov 1969
Contract awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mississippi
5 Mar 1973
Keel laid
11 Apr 1977
Launched
23 Sep 1978
Commissioned
28 Oct 2005
Decommissioned
28 Oct 2005
Stricken from the Navy List
12 Jul 2006
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 NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy Haze Gray & Underway |
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