USS Portland (LSD-37)
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For other ships of the same name, see USS Portland.
 The amphibious landing dock ship USS Portland (LSD 37) stands out of the harbor at the Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia in 2003 |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 25 February 1966 |
| Laid down: | 5 May 1968 |
| Launched: | 20 December 1969 |
| Commissioned: | 3 October 1970 |
| Decommissioned: | 4 August 2003 |
| Struck: | 08 March 2004 |
| Nickname: | Sweet Pea |
| Fate: | Sunk as a target, 25 April 2004, at location: 034° 55' 48.9" North, 070° 14' 56.3" West at a Depth of 2621 fathoms 25 April 2004 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 14,181 tons |
| Length: | 553 ft (169 m) |
| Beam: | 84 ft (26 m) |
| Draft: | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft; 2 turbines; 2 600 psi boilers |
| Speed: | 22 knots |
| Complement: | 26 officers and 396 enlisted |
| Armament: | • 8 × 3 in guns, • 2 CIWS • 4 × .50 calibre guns |
| Aircraft carried: | 0 |
The second USS Portland was a US Navy Anchorage class dock landing ship built at General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division at Quincy, Massachusetts and commissioned in 1970. Portland was decommissioned in 2003 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in 2004. It was sunk as a target during an exercise off the Virginia coast later that year.
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[edit] External links
- Naval Vessel Register
- USS Portland (LSD-37) page at Military.com
- USS Portland (LSD-37) page at Navsite
- USS Portland (LSD-37) page at Navsource Online
- LSD-37 Personnel Roster at HullNumber.com
- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
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