USS Saipan

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USS Saipan (LHA-2) was a Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship, the second United States Navy ship named in honor of the World War II Battle of Saipan. Commissioned in 1977, the ship saw service until 2007 when she was decommissioned. In 2009 the ship was sold for scrapping.

1972-07-21T00:00:00Z
1972-07-21T00:00:00Z
keel laying
2007-04-25T00:00:00Z
2007-04-25T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1977-10-15T00:00:00Z
1977-10-15T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1974-07-20T00:00:00Z
1974-07-20T00:00:00Z
ship launching
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USS Saipan (LHA-2)USS Saipan (LHA-2)
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USS Saipan (LHA-2) tows USS Barnstable County (LST-1197) c1981USS Saipan (LHA-2) tows USS Barnstable County (LST-1197) c1981
USS Saipan (LHA-2) at Ingalls Shipbuilding c1975USS Saipan (LHA-2) at Ingalls Shipbuilding c1975
USS Saipan LHA-2 amphibious assault shipUSS Saipan LHA-2 amphibious assault ship
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An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called theAn unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called the"Scan Eagle"launches from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during operations in th - DPLA - 5802ac2b8c134b9ec060ed8d123f8551
U.S. Navy Deck Seamen onboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) prepare to conduct an underway replenishment operation in the Mediterranean Sea on Sept. 1, - DPLA - 852fb5ce71ea7c5ac620e35a2b1f39e0U.S. Navy Deck Seamen onboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) prepare to conduct an underway replenishment operation in the Mediterranean Sea on Sept. 1, - DPLA - 852fb5ce71ea7c5ac620e35a2b1f39e0
The U.S. Navy Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) test fires its close-in weapons system while transiting across the Atlantic Ocean on Aug. 17, 2006. SAIPAN is c - DPLA - c79fcf8a3114a7f7e1ce0de3b14d3a43The U.S. Navy Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) test fires its close-in weapons system while transiting across the Atlantic Ocean on Aug. 17, 2006. SAIPAN is c - DPLA - c79fcf8a3114a7f7e1ce0de3b14d3a43