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History
USS SchenectadyUnited States
NameSchenectady
NamesakeSchenectady County, New York
Ordered15 July 1966
BuilderNational Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California
Laid down2 August 1968
Launched24 May 1969
Acquired1 May 1970
Commissioned13 June 1970
Decommissioned15 December 1993
FateSunk as a target, 23 November 2004
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General characteristics as built
Class and typeNewport-class tank landing ship
Displacement
  • 4,793 long tons (4,870 t) light
  • 8,342 long tons (8,476 t) full load
Length
  • 522 ft 4 in (159.2 m) oa
  • 562 ft (171.3 m) over derrick arms
Beam69 ft 6 in (21.2 m)
Draft17 ft 6 in (5.3 m) max
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts
  • 6 Alco diesel engines (3 per shaft)
  • 16,500 shp (12,300 kW)
  • Bow thruster
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) max
Range2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Troops431 max
Complement213
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 2 × Mk 63 GCFS
  • SPS-10 radar
Armament2 × twin 3"/50 caliber guns
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter deck

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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