USS Peoria (LST-1183)
For other ships with the same name, see
USS Peoria.
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History |
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Namesake: |
Peoria, Illinois |
Ordered: |
15 July 1966 |
Builder: |
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company |
Laid down: |
24 February 1968 |
Launched: |
23 November 1968 |
Acquired: |
1 January 1970 |
Commissioned: |
21 February 1970 |
Decommissioned: |
28 January 1994 |
Motto: |
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Nickname(s): |
"The P Boat" |
Fate: |
Sunk as target 12 July 2004 |
General characteristics |
Class and type: |
Newport class tank landing ship |
Displacement: |
- 5,190 long tons (5,273.3 t) (light),
- 8,792 long tons (8,933.1 t) (full)
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Length: |
522 ft (159.1 m) overall, 500 ft (152.4 m) at the waterline. |
Beam: |
70 ft (21.3 m) |
Draft: |
19 ft (5.8 m) |
Propulsion: |
- 6 diesel engines, 16,000 brake horsepower, two shafts, Twin Controllable Pitch Screws
- Bow Thruster - Single Screw, Controllable Pitch,
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Speed: |
20+ knots (37+ km/h) |
Troops: |
Marine detachment:360 plus 40 surge |
Complement: |
14 officers, 210 enlisted |
USS Peoria was a Newport-class tank landing ship in commission in the United States Navy from 1970 to 1994. She was affectionately called the "P Boat" by her crew members.
In April 1975, Peoria participated in Operation Eagle Pull, the evacuation of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of Saigon, South Vietnam.[1]
In October 1979 Peoria embarked on a cruise to the Philippines, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, returning to San Diego, California, in June 1980. Shortly thereafter she went into overhaul at Todd Shipyard in Alameda, California. She departed San Diego again in October 1980 on another cruise in the western Pacific Ocean.
Peoria was sunk as a target on 12 July 2004 in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii during the RIMPAC 04 exercise.[2]
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