USS Peoria

USS Peoria (LST-1183) was a Newport-class tank landing ship which replaced the traditional bow door-design tank landing ships (LSTs). The vessel took part in the Vietnam War and Gulf War. The ship was constructed by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California and was launched in 1968 and commissioned in 1970. Named for a city in Illinois, Peoria was assigned to the United States Pacific Fleet and home ported at San Diego. The tank landing ship alternated between military exercises along the United States west coast and deployments to the western Pacific. Peoria took part in the evacuations of Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Saigon, South Vietnam, both of which signaled the end of American involvement in the respective countries. The vessel was decommissioned 1994 and sunk as a target ship during a RIMPAC naval exercise in 2004.

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LST-1183; P Boat
Newport-class tank landing ship, tank landing ship, United States Navy, National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, 

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1968-02-24T00:00:00Z

1968-02-24T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1970-02-21T00:00:00Z

1970-02-21T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1994-01-28T00:00:00Z

1994-01-28T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1968-11-23T00:00:00Z

1968-11-23T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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USS Peoria (LST-1183) aerial stbd bow view

USS Peoria (LST-1183) off Cubi Point in 1991

USS Peoria (LST-1183) off NAS Cubi Point 1991

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Peoria (LST-1183) aerial stbd bow view		Commons
commons	image		USS Peoria (LST-1183) off Cubi Point in 1991		Commons
commons	image		USS Peoria (LST-1183) off NAS Cubi Point 1991		Commons