USS Shreveport (LPD-12) 234496 220773935 2008-06-21T14:42:17Z Brothejr 2309393 I cleaned up the article a bit by changing the style. I also added the ship's last voyage and also where it was towed after being decommissioned. {{Otherships|USS Shreveport}} {|{{Infobox Ship Begin}} {{Infobox Ship Image |Ship image=[[Image:lpd12a.jpg|300px|USS Shreveport (LPD-12)]] |Ship caption=<br>USS ''Shreveport'' }} {{Infobox Ship Career |Hide header= |Ship country=(US) |Ship flag=[[Image:Naval Jack of the United States.svg|53px|USN Jack]] |Ship name= |Ship namesake= |Ship owner= |Ship operator= |Ship registry= |Ship route= |Ship ordered=[[15 May]] [[1964]] |Ship awarded= |Ship builder= |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number= |Ship way number= |Ship laid down=[[27 December]] [[1965]] |Ship launched=[[22 October]] [[1966]] |Ship sponsor= |Ship christened= |Ship completed= |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned=[[12 December]] [[1970]] |Ship recommissioned= |Ship decommissioned=[[26 September]] [[2007]] |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified= |Ship refit= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship homeport= |Ship identification= |Ship motto=No Shore Too Distant, Alone and Unafraid |Ship nickname=Super Gator |Ship honours= |Ship honors= |Ship captured= |Ship fate= |Ship status= |Ship notes= |Ship badge= }} {{Infobox Ship Characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class= |Ship type= |Ship tonnage= |Ship displacement=9195&nbsp;tons light, 16966&nbsp;tons full, 7771&nbsp;tons dead |Ship tons burthen= |Ship length=173.7&nbsp;meters (570&nbsp;feet) overall, 167&nbsp;meters (548&nbsp;feet) waterline |Ship beam=30.4&nbsp;meters (100&nbsp;feet) extreme, 25.6&nbsp;meters (84&nbsp;feet) waterline |Ship height= |Ship draught=6.7&nbsp;meters (22&nbsp;feet) maximum, 7&nbsp;meters (23&nbsp;feet) limit |Ship draft= |Ship depth= |Ship hold depth= |Ship decks= |Ship deck clearance= |Ship ramps= |Ship ice class= |Ship power= |Ship propulsion= |Ship sail plan= |Ship speed=21 knots |Ship range= |Ship endurance= |Ship test depth= |Ship boats= |Ship capacity= |Ship troops= |Ship complement=58 officers, 502 men |Ship crew= |Ship time to activate= |Ship sensors= |Ship EW= |Ship armament=Four three-inch/50-caliber guns |Ship armour= |Ship armor= |Ship aircraft= |Ship aircraft facilities= |Ship notes= }} |} '''USS ''Shreveport'' (LPD-12)''' is an [[Austin class amphibious transport dock|''Austin''-class]] American [[amphibious transport dock]]. It is the second ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for [[Shreveport, Louisiana|the city]] in [[Louisiana]]. Her keel was laid down on [[27 December]] [[1965]] by the [[Lockheed Shipbuilding]] and Construction Company of [[Seattle, Washington]]. She was [[ship naming and launching|launched]] on [[22 October]] [[1966]] sponsored by Mrs. Andrew McBurney Jackson, Jr., and [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on [[12 December]] [[1970]] with Captain Pehr H. Pehrsson in command. ==1970's== On [[22 January]] [[1971]], ''Shreveport'' departed [[Puget Sound]] for her home port, [[Naval Station Norfolk]], [[Virginia]], where she arrived on [[21 February]]. Between [[9 March]] and [[9 April]] [[1971]], the amphibious transport dock underwent shakedown training at [[Guantánamo Bay, Cuba|Guantanamo Bay]], [[Cuba]], and, from [[16 June]] to [[4 August]], she carried 375 midshipmen from the [[United States Naval Academy]] on a training cruise to Northern Europe. After post shakedown repairs from [[6 October]] to [[24 November]] [[1971]], she sailed for the [[Caribbean Sea]], where she participated in landing exercises during the first part of 1972. On [[12 June]], the ship again sailed on a midshipman training cruise to Northern Europe, visiting the [[Azores]]; [[Aalborg, Denmark]]; [[Portsmouth, England]]; and [[Le Havre, France]] before returning to [[Norfolk, Virginia]], on [[3 August]]. During the rest of 1972, ''Shreveport'' conducted amphibious training exercises off the coasts of Virginia, [[North Carolina]], and [[Florida]]. ''Shreveport'', with Amphibious Squadron 2, departed Norfolk on [[4 January]] [[1973]] for her first tour of duty with the Sixth Fleet in the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. The squadron stopped at [[Morehead City, North Carolina]], and embarked elements of the Sixth Marines (BLT 1/6) before it proceeded to [[Rota, Spain]], where it was assigned to CTF&nbsp;61. The task force departed Rota on [[16 January]], called at [[Cannes, France]], on [[18 January]], and was underway for [[Monte Romano, Italy]], on [[22 January]]. During her six-month deployment, ''Shreveport'' also visited ports in [[Italy]], [[Greece]], [[Crete]], and [[Turkey]] before returning to Morehead City on [[2 July]]. The Marines were offloaded, and the ship continued to Norfolk that afternoon. ''Shreveport'' operated in the Norfolk area until February 1974 when she sailed, with PhibRon 2, for operations in the Caribbean. She returned to her home port on [[19 March]]. The ship made another trip south to the [[Panama Canal]] area that lasted from [[18 April]] to [[4 June]]. On [[24 June]], ''Shreveport'' sailed for [[Rotterdam]] and another deployment with the Sixth Fleet. Throughout 1974 and half of 1975, ''Shreveport'' was the flagship of the Caribbean Amphibious Ready Group and participated in various fleet exercises, occasionally with South American Forces. In July of 1975, she deployed back to the Mediterranean where she participated in a major NATO exercise involving British, Turkish and U.S. Navies. During the return trip to Norfolk in February 1976, the ship’s flag bridge was destroyed by a forty foot wave off [[Cape Hatteras]]. In September 1979, ''Shreveport'' began another Mediterranean deployment where she completed four major amphibious operations with various European allies. ==1980's== In September 1981, ''Shreveport'' visited [[Cancún]], [[Mexico]] to support [[Ronald Reagan|President Ronald Reagan]]’s participation in the North-South Economic Summit. During a Mediterranean cruise that began in August 1982, ''Shreveport'' spent four months off the coast of [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]]. As a result of this operation, she received the Navy Unit Commendation and the Navy Expeditionary Medal. In July 1984, she broke the world record for transiting the Suez Canal.<ref name=suez_record>{{cite news|url=http://www.usskidd.com/ships-shreve-usn.html | title=Louisiana's Military Heritage: Vessels named USS SHREVEPORT |date=[[2007-06-29]]| work =[[USS Kidd & Veteran's Memorial]]}}</ref> In late 1984, she received the Meritorious Unit Commendation for conducting mine clearing operations in the [[Red Sea]] in support of [[Operation Intense Look]]. ==1990's and Operation Desert Storm== From June 1990 to February 1991, ''Shreveport'' was deployed to the [[Persian Gulf]] in support of [[Operation Desert Shield|Operations ''Desert Shield'']] and [[Operation Desert Storm|''Desert Storm'']] with Commander, Amphibious Squadron Six embarked. Her involvement in this conflict helped to earn her the Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy for Operational Readiness in January 1992. During a Mediterranean deployment in November 1993, ''Shreveport'' was assigned to [[Mogadishu]], [[Somalia]] in support of [[Operation Restore Hope]]. From 1994 and 1995 saw ''Shreveport'' participating in [[Operation Provide Promise]] in the [[Adriatic Sea]] by flying video reconnaissance missions over Bosnia-Herzegovina utilizing the [[RQ-2 Pioneer|Pioneer UAV]]. During this time, she also served in the first amphibious Partnership for Peace exercise in [[Bulgaria]]. From December 1995 to February 1996, ''Shreveport'' participated in Operations ''Deny Flight'', ''Provide Promise'', and ''Joint/Decisive Endeavor'' in the Adriatic sea. On [[October 3]], [[1997]], USS ''Shreveport'' deployed for yet another Mediterranean cruise. While operating in the Black Sea, ''Shreveport'' conducted a Change of Command ceremony in [[Constanţa]], [[Romania]] on [[11 December]] [[1997]]. In early February, 1998, she was called away from her original schedule and spent the remainder of the deployment operating inn the [[Persian Gulf]] in support of [[Operation Southern Watch]]. From July 1998 – November 1998 she underwent a Metro machine Dry Dock Phased Maintenance Availability. Was awarded the Commander, Naval Surface, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Battle Efficiency Award and Safety Award for 1998 and 1999, as well as her sixth consecutive Engineering "E", seventh Maritime Warfare "E", third Operations "E", first Logistics "E" and first Medical "H". From September 1999 to April 2000 USS ''Shreveport'' deployed on a Mediterranean Cruise where she spent time in the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and [[Persian Gulf]] supporting exercises ''Bright Star'', ''Noble Shirley'', ''Infinite Moonlight''. ==2000's and Hurricane Katrina== On February 16, 2000, Shreveport ran aground in the Suez Canal, on its way back into the Mediterranean Sea from the Red Sea. It sustained damage to its starboard propeller, propeller shaft, rudder and steering system. Its captain was relieved of command. Damages were estimated at $932,000.<ref name=suez_crash>{{cite news|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/accidents.htm | title=Accidents at Sea |date=[[2007-06-29]]| work =[[GlobalSecurity.org]]}}</ref> From September 2001 to April 2002 USS ''Shreveport'' deployed on a Mediterranean Cruise to the [[Persian Gulf]] to support [[Operation Enduring Freedom]]. On [[August 31]], [[2005]] USS ''Shreveport'' deployed with the USS ''Iwo Jima'' Amphibious Ready Group where the {{USS|Bataan|LHD-5|6}} had been since the day that the city of [[New Orleans]] was stricken and flooded in the aftermath of [[Hurricane Katrina]]. ==Final Voyage and Decommissioning== After one last deployment in July 2007<ref name=voyage>{{cite news | url=http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/2007/05/shreveport-making-final-cruise-after-37.html | title=Shreveport Making Final Cruise After 37 Years Of Service | date=[[5-12-2007]]}}</ref> as part of the Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group, The USS ''Shreveport'' was decommissioned on September 28, 2007<ref name=decomm>{{cite news | url=http://www.shreveport.com/forums/showarticle.php?fa_id=14 | title=USS Shreveport Decommissioned | author=[[Russell Cappo]] and [[Mark Florsheim Jr]]}}</ref> and towed to [[Philadelphia]].<ref name=towed>{{cite news | url=http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-7035907_ITM | title=USA--Amphibious ship leaves navy after 37 years | date=[[9-27-2007]]| publisher=[[Periscope Daily Defense News Capsules]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist|2}} {{DANFS}} ==External links== * [http://www.hullnumber.com/LPD-12 LPD-12 Personnel Roster at HullNumber.com] {{Austin_class_landing_platform_dock}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shreveport (LPD-12)}} [[Category:Austin class amphibious transport dock ships]] [[Category:Cold War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States]] [[Category:Active amphibious warfare vessels of the United States]] [[Category:Shreveport, Louisiana|USS Shreveport (LPD-12)]] [[ja:シュリーヴポート (ドック型輸送揚陸艦)]]