USS Tuscaloosa (LST-1187)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/USS_Tuscaloosa_(LST-1187)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Royal Navy ship LST-1-class tank landing ship
gptkbp:armament	4 x 3 in/50 cal guns
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal gptkb:Navy_Expeditionary_Medal gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation gptkb:Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal
gptkbp:beam	69 feet
gptkbp:builder	gptkb:National_Steel_and_Shipbuilding_Company
gptkbp:builtYear	gptkb:San_Diego,_California
gptkbp:capacity	1,800 tons 29 tanks 500 troops
gptkbp:class	LST-1-class tank landing ship
gptkbp:commissioned	24 October 1970
gptkbp:crewComplement	213
gptkbp:decommissioned	18 February 1994
gptkbp:displacement	8,450 tons (full load)
gptkbp:fate	stricken from Naval Vessel Register
gptkbp:homeport	gptkb:Long_Beach,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	USS Tuscaloosa (LST-1187)
gptkbp:hullNumber	gptkb:LST-1187
gptkbp:laidDown	23 November 1968
gptkbp:launched	6 September 1969
gptkbp:length	522 feet
gptkbp:name	gptkb:USS_Tuscaloosa
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Tuscaloosa,_Alabama
gptkbp:numberOfStudents	ninth Newport-class LST
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:participatedIn	gptkb:Gulf_War gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:propulsion	6 Alco 16-645-ES diesel engines
gptkbp:speed	20 knots
gptkbp:strickenDate	18 February 1994
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:PHIBRON_74
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6