USS Charleston

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USS Charleston (AKA-113/LKA-113) was an amphibious cargo ship, and was the lead ship of her class in the United States Navy. She was the fifth ship to be named Charleston for Charleston, South Carolina. She served as a commissioned ship for 23 years and 4 months.

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    1966-12-05T00:00:00Z
    1966-12-05T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
    1968-12-14T00:00:00Z
    1968-12-14T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
    1967-12-02T00:00:00Z
    1967-12-02T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
    1992-04-27T00:00:00Z
    1992-04-27T00:00:00Z
    ship decommissioning
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    AKA-113 Charleston - DPLA - bace9885dded9ec3862ea0eb41aadc7cAKA-113 Charleston - DPLA - bace9885dded9ec3862ea0eb41aadc7c
    AKA-113 Charleston - DPLA - 74fbe07466107e1cb2b951353b8b1d65AKA-113 Charleston - DPLA - 74fbe07466107e1cb2b951353b8b1d65
    USS Charleston (LKA-113) underway at sea c1990USS Charleston (LKA-113) underway at sea c1990
    AKA-113 and AKA-114 - DPLA - f382d3e7c1653bed72751d1763ebfe69AKA-113 and AKA-114 - DPLA - f382d3e7c1653bed72751d1763ebfe69
    A view of CAPT Ward L. West, commanding officer of the amphibious cargo ship USS CHARLESTON (LKA-113), as the ship arrives to offload a 22-man Seabee detachment that will aid the Co - DPLA - 5f087c4ab4c3de0a7b85e43b0570d725A view of CAPT Ward L. West, commanding officer of the amphibious cargo ship USS CHARLESTON (LKA-113), as the ship arrives to offload a 22-man Seabee detachment that will aid the Co - DPLA - 5f087c4ab4c3de0a7b85e43b0570d725
    USS Charleston (LKA-113) underway 1987USS Charleston (LKA-113) underway 1987
    USS Charleston (LKA-113) underway 1988USS Charleston (LKA-113) underway 1988
    Amphibious ships mothballed on Elizabeth River in 1994Amphibious ships mothballed on Elizabeth River in 1994
    USS Boulder (LST-1190), USS Mobile (LKA-115), USS Charleston (LKA-113) and USS El Paso (LKA-117) laid up at the Philadelphia Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Pennsylvania (USA), 21 October 2017USS Boulder (LST-1190), USS Mobile (LKA-115), USS Charleston (LKA-113) and USS El Paso (LKA-117) laid up at the Philadelphia Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Pennsylvania (USA), 21 October 2017
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      commonsimageAKA-113 Charleston - DPLA - bace9885dded9ec3862ea0eb41aadc7c Commons
      commonsimageAKA-113 Charleston - DPLA - 74fbe07466107e1cb2b951353b8b1d65 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Charleston (LKA-113) underway at sea c1990 Commons
      commonsimageAKA-113 and AKA-114 - DPLA - f382d3e7c1653bed72751d1763ebfe69 Commons
      commonsimageA view of CAPT Ward L. West, commanding officer of the amphibious cargo ship USS CHARLESTON (LKA-113), as the ship arrives to offload a 22-man Seabee detachment that will aid the Co - DPLA - 5f087c4ab4c3de0a7b85e43b0570d725 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Charleston (LKA-113) underway 1987 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Charleston (LKA-113) underway 1988 Commons
      commonsimageAmphibious ships mothballed on Elizabeth River in 1994 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Boulder (LST-1190), USS Mobile (LKA-115), USS Charleston (LKA-113) and USS El Paso (LKA-117) laid up at the Philadelphia Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Pennsylvania (USA), 21 October 2017 Commons
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