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| Nashville (LPD-13) |
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| Nashville | 432k | Launching of Nashville (LPD-13), 7 October 1967, at Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction, Seattle, WA. | Dale Hargrave | |
| Nashville | 148k | Nashville (LPD-13) underway on builder's trials under the direction of the Lockheed Shipbuilding &
Construction Co., Pacific Ocean, circa 1969. Photos courtesy Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction. |
Robert Hurst | |
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| Nashville | 19k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) underway, date and location unknown. | Photo courtesy Peter Wilson | |
| Nashville | 22k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) moored pierside, date and location unknown. | Photo courtesy Peter Wilson | |
| Nashville | 368k | President and Mrs. Ford arrives aboard USS Nashville (LPD-13) while in New York City during the United States Bicentennial Celebration, 4 July 1776. | Submitted by Stephen Essex, courtesy Archie Gibson EW3 USN USS Nashville | |
| Nashville | 439k | The President's flag flies over USS Nashville (LPD-13) during his visit at New York City during the United States Bicentennial Celebration, 4 July 1776. | Submitted by Stephen Essex, courtesy Archie Gibson EW3 USN USS Nashville | |
| Nashville | 185k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo |
Photo courtesy Stephen Essex | |
| Nashville | 172k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) conducting amphibious operations, date and location unknown. US Navy photo |
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| Marias
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280k | USNS Marias (T-AO-57) conducting an Underway Replenishment (UNREP) at Sea with
USS Nashville (LPD-13), date and location unknown.
Auk Visser's Famous T-Tankers |
Robert Hurst | |
| Nashville
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234k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) underway off Norfolk, VA., date unknown
©Nobe Smith |
Nicholas Tiberio | |
| Nashville
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253k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) underway off Norfolk, VA., date unknown
©Nobe Smith |
Nicholas Tiberio | |
| Nashville
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223k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) underway off Norfolk, VA., date unknown
©Nobe Smith |
Nicholas Tiberio | |
| Nashville | 111k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) underway off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon in 1982 | Scott F. Hiorns | |
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| Nashville | 275k | USS Nashville (LPD-13 underway at Genoa, Italy, 15 April 1985. | Photo by Carlo Martinelli | |
| Nashville | 132k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) alongside USS Concord (AFS-5) during an underway replenishment, date and location unknown. US Navy photo |
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| Spartanburg County | 52k | Port bow view of USS Spartanburg County (LST-1192), in company with USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41), background left, and USS Nashville (LPD-13), background, right, participating in "leapfrog" maneuvering drills while en route to NATO exercise Northern Wedding `86. North Atlantic Ocean, 1 August 1986, Photo by PHC Jeff Hilton USN. Department of Defense photo # DNSC8705004 |
Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret | |
| Nashville | 193k | USS Nashville (LPD-13 as PhibRon 4 (MARG 2-87) flagship with 26th MAU embarked off the coast of Spain, February 1987 | Photo by Tom LaLumiere ex SGT USMC |
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| Nashville | 140k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) as PhibRon 4 (MARG 2-87) flagship 26th MAU embarked off coast of Tunisia, April 1987. | Photo by Tom LaLumiere ex SGT USMC |
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| Nashville | 69k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) off Castellamare, Sardinia, during Exercise Sardinia-87, March 1987 | Photo by Ignacio Lopez ex member Armada Espanola | |
| Nashville | 60k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) off Castellamare, Sardinia, during Exercise Sardinia-87, March 1987. | Photo by Ignacio Lopez ex member Armada Espanola | |
| Nashville | 463k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) departs, 4 March 1996, for a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas, as part of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Battle Group. Amy Atkins of Norfolk and son Bryce wave goodbye, as her husband, FC2 Stephen Atkins, of San Antonio, Texas is on board.. US Navy Photo # 961125-N-1055H-004 NORFOLK, VA (4 March 1996) by PH1 Alexander C. Hicks. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
| Nashville
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336k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) moored pierside at Mina Sulman, Bahrain along with
USS Barnstable County (LST-1197), May 1993.
US Navy photo by J. Bouvis |
Duane Bass - nky-photos.com | |
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186k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) is visible in the background as an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) launched from LCU-1649
advances onto "Green Beach" during a mock invasion in Stephenville, Newfoundland, Canada. The maritime combined operational training exercise Unified Spirit '98 includes forces from Canada, Denmark, the United Kingdom, France, the
United States, and other NATO nations. The exercise provides effective, realistic training to improve the skills they might employ during a NATO led peace keeping support
operation, June 1998.
US Marine Corps photo 980615-M-8902P-009 by Lance Cpl. Timothy A. Pope |
Robert Hurst | |
| Nashville | 106k | USS Nashville (LPD-13), moored in port, Rijeka, Croatia. as part of the Nassau (LHA 4) Amphibious Readiness Group, 16 April 2001. | Photo by Frank Egger - Lienz/Austria | |
| Nashville | 49k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) Mk.33 twin 3"/50 open gun mount. The "dish" antenna serves its target acquisition/tracking radar. | Photo by Stephen Essex | |
| Nashville | 396k | The US Navy RQ-8A Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) System Fire Scout, on approach to conduct its first autonomous
landing aboard USS Nashville (LPD-13), while the ship is underway in the Atlantic Ocean. With an on-station endurance of over four hours, the Fire Scout
system is capable of continuous operations, providing coverage at 110 nautical miles from the launch site. US Navy photo # 330-CFD-DN-SD-06-07500 by Kurt M. Lengfield. |
National Museum of the Navy | |
| Nashville | 119k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) is seen from the deck of USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), anchored just off the coastline of Beirut, Lebanon, 21 July 2006. USS Nashville and other ships of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) are currently assisting in the departure of U.S. citizens from Lebanon. US Navy Photo # 060721-N-6214F-011 by MC1 Robert J. Fluegel. |
Lee Wahler | |
| Nashville | 504k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) deploys landing craft utility LCU 1657 to perform an ammunition onload with the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG-71). Nashville is on a scheduled deployment as a part of the Nassau Strike Group in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 6th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy Photo # 080314-N-0924R-032 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 14, 2008) by MCSN Cory Rose. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
| Nashville | 542k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) has her stern gate open to allow Sailors to do some recreational fishing while the ship is in transit in the Mediterranean Sea, 16 March 2008.. Nashville is deployed with the Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy 6th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy Photo # 080316-N-2735T-128 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 16, 2008) by MC3 Coleman Thompson |
Lee Wahler | |
| Nassau | 414k | USS Nassau (LHA-4), USS Nashville (LPD-13) and the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO-201) steam in formation during a transit through the Mediterranean Sea during Phoenix Express (PE 08). PE-08 is the third annual exercise in a long-term effort to improve regional cooperation and maritime security. The principal aim is to increase interoperability by developing individual and collective maritime proficiencies of participating nations as well as promoting friendship, mutual understanding and cooperation. US Navy photo # 080416-N-9855D-158 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 16, 2008) by MC1 James C. Davis |
Robert M. Cieri | |
| Nashville | 456k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) a member of the Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group, transits the Atlantic Ocean. The strike group is completing their deployment in the US 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. US Navy Photo # 080705-N-2735T-063 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 5, 2008) by MC3 Coleman Thompson. |
Lee Wahler | |
| Nashville | 328k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) Sailors man the rails as they depart for Africa Partnership Station (APS) 2009. APS is an international initiative developed by Naval Forces Europe, which aims to work cooperatively with U.S. and international partners to improve maritime safety and security in western Africa. US Navy Photo # 090115-N-3316L-312 NORFOLK (Jan. 15, 2009) by MC1 Charles L. Ludwig. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
| Nashville | 374k | USS Nashville (LPD-13) departs on a six-month deployment to the coast of west and central Africa to support Africa Partnership Station (APS). APS is a U.S. Naval Forces Europe-led initiative, executed by a multi-national staff aboard Nashville, designed to contribute to maritime safety and security in the region US Navy Photo # 090115-N-1831S-046 NORFOLK (Jan. 15, 2009) by MCSN Ash Severe. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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USS Nashville Flight Operations during 1975-76 Med Cruise Photos by Stephen Essex |
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For more photos and information about USS Nashville, see;Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
USS Nashville (LPD-13) Decommissioning Video Tour
Commanding Officers01 CAPT. Fahland, Frank Richard :RADM 12 February 1970 - 15 January 197102 CAPT. Milligan, Donald F. 15 January 1971 - 9 June 197203 CAPT. Replogle, Thomas H. :RADM 9 June 1972 - 21 February 197304 CAPT. Church, George Andrew 21 February 1973 - 7 February 197505 CAPT. Mueller, George Edward, USN (USNA 1951) 7 February 1975 - 4 June 197606 CAPT. Dowse Jr., Herbert Barron 4 June 1976 - 2 September 197807 CAPT. Timm, Dwight Dorwan 2 September 1978 - 22 February 198008 CAPT. Laurance, James Douglas 22 February 1980 - 13 February 198209 CAPT. Donovan, Francis Raymond :VADM 13 February 1982 - 30 June 198310 CAPT. Crabbs, Edward Hamilton 30 June 1983 - 21 December 198411 CAPT. Van Slyke Jr., James Corbett 21 December 1984 - 17 March 198712 CAPT. Mooberry, William J. 17 March 1987 - 10 October 198813 CAPT. Muldoon, Patrick Michael 10 October 1988 - 9 November 199014 CAPT. Lyle, John M. 9 November 1990 - 24 April 199215 CAPT. Beach, Don F. 24 April 1992 - 15 October 199316 CAPT. Otterbein, Thomas Gordon, USN (USNA 1970) 15 October 1993 - 3 April 199517 CAPT. Bolcar, James Andrew, USN (USNA 1971) 3 April 1995 - 15 September 199618 CAPT. McKee, William Lee, USN (USNA 1975) 15 September 1996 - 5 February 199819 LCDR. Pachuta, Anthony Joseph 5 February 1998 - 21 March 199820 CAPT. Neidlinger, Eric Christian 21 March 1998 - 19 November 199921 CAPT. Symonds, James A. :RADM 19 November 1999 - 31 March 200122 CAPT. Stuart Jr., John K. 31 March 2001 - 3 October 200223 CAPT. Tallant, Shawn Richard 3 October 2002 - 1 April 200424 CAPT. Watson, Dennis George, USN (USNA 1980) 1 April 2004 - 6 October 200525 CAPT. Mewbourne, Dee Leon, USN (USNA 1982) :VADM 6 October 2005 - 13 December 200626 CAPT. Miller III, DeWolfe Hugo (Chip), USN (USNA 1981) :VADM 13 December 2006 - 2 April 200827 CAPT. Tembe, Tushar Ramdas 2 April 2008 - 30 July 200928 CDR. Peterson, Brian Matthew 30 July 2009 - 30 September 2009
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