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LHD-3 USS Kearsarge


Highlights of Ship's Service History



 [USS Kearsarge photo]
USS Kearsarge steaming in the Gulf of Aqaba
U.S. Navy photo

Photo source: Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ]
20 Nov 1987
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Contract awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mississippi
6 Feb 1990
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Keel laid
26 Mar 1992
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Launched
16 Oct 1993
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Commissioned
2009
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In service, assigned to Battle Force/Atlantic Fleet, homeported in Norfolk, VA.

Sources

Ship's Official Website  [ 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 ]