USS Schenectady

USS Schenectady (LST-1185) was the fifth Newport-class tank landing ship which replaced the traditional bow door-design tank landing ships (LSTs). It was delivered to the US Navy on 1 May 1970 and commissioned on 13 June 1970. Schenectady operated in support of American forces in Vietnam and Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. It was decommissioned on 15 December 1993 and held in reserve until it was sunk as a target on 23 November 2004.

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1968-08-02T00:00:00Z

1968-08-02T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1970-06-13T00:00:00Z

1970-06-13T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1993-12-15T00:00:00Z

1993-12-15T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1969-05-24T00:00:00Z

1969-05-24T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

U.S. Navy Amphibious Squadron 5 underway in the Gulf of Tonkin, in 1972

USS Schenectady (LST-1185) underway at sea, in 1984

USS Schenectady (LST-1185) port view

Ex-Schenectady (LST-1185) sinking

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		U.S. Navy Amphibious Squadron 5 underway in the Gulf of Tonkin, in 1972		Commons
commons	image		USS Schenectady (LST-1185) underway at sea, in 1984		Commons
commons	image		USS Schenectady (LST-1185) port view		Commons
commons	image		Ex-Schenectady (LST-1185) sinking		Commons