USS Peoria (LST-1183)
USS Peoria (LST-1183)
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Peoria |
Namesake | Peoria, Illinois |
Ordered | 1966 |
Builder | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California |
Laid down | 24 February 1968 |
Launched | 23 November 1968 |
Acquired | 1 January 1970 |
Commissioned | 21 February 1970 |
Decommissioned | 28 January 1994 |
Identification | LST-1183 |
Fate | Sunk as target, 12 July 2004 |
General characteristics as built | |
Class and type | tank landing ship |
Displacement | |
Length | |
Beam | 69 ft 6 in (21.2 m) |
Draft | 17 ft 6 in (5.3 m) max |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) max |
Range | 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Troops | 431 max |
Complement | 213 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament | 2 × twin 3"/50 caliber guns |
Aviation facilities | Helicopter deck |
USS Peoria (LST-1183) was a
Design and description
Peoria was a
Peoria had a displacement of 4,793 long tons (4,870 t) when light and 8,342 long tons (8,476 t) at full load. The LST was 522 feet 4 inches (159.2 m) long overall and 562 ft (171.3 m) over the derrick arms which protruded past the bow.[2][3] The vessel had a beam of 69 ft 6 in (21.2 m), a draft forward of 11 ft 5 in (3.5 m) and 17 ft 5 in (5.3 m) at the stern at full load.[4]
Peoria was fitted with six
The Newport class were larger and faster than previous LSTs and were able to transport tanks, heavy vehicles and engineer groups and supplies that were too large for helicopters or smaller landing craft to carry.[6] The LSTs have a ramp forward of the superstructure that connects the lower tank deck with the main deck and a passage large enough to allow access to the parking area amidships. The vessels are also equipped with a stern gate to allow the unloading of amphibious vehicles directly into the water or to unload onto a utility landing craft (LCU) or pier. At either end of the tank deck there is a 30 ft (9.1 m) turntable that permits vehicles to turn around without having to reverse.[1][2] The Newport class has the capacity for 500 long tons (510 t) of vehicles, 19,000 sq ft (1,800 m2) of cargo area and could carry up to 431 troops.[1][7] The vessels also have davits for four vehicle and personnel landing craft (LCVPs) and could carry four pontoon causeway sections along the sides of the hull.[2][3]
Peoria was initially armed with four Mark 33
Construction and career
The LST was ordered as part of the Fiscal Year 1966 group[6] on 15 July 1966 and laid down on 22 February 1968 by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company at their yard in San Diego, California. The ship was named for the city in Illinois and was launched on 23 November 1968, sponsored by the wife of Congressman Robert H. Michel.[9][10] The ship was commissioned into the United States Navy on 21 February 1970. The ship was assigned to the Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet and home ported at San Diego.[9]
Peoria alternated between
As part of Amphibious Group 3, Peoria was among the ships designated to carry the 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (5th MEB) to the Persian Gulf during the Gulf War. The fleet departed the West Coast on 1 December 1990, making its way to the Persian Gulf via Hawaii, the Philippines, arriving in the Arabian Sea on 14 January 1991.[14] Peoria remained in the gulf until July as part of the Marines' afloat reserve.[15]
Peoria was
Citations
- ^ a b c Blackman 1972, p. 504.
- ^ a b c d Gardiner, Chumbley & Budzbon 1995, p. 621.
- ^ a b c d e Couhat 1986, pp. 655–666.
- ^ Moore 1975, p. 486.
- ^ Moore 1976, p. 614.
- ^ a b c Moore 1974, p. 467.
- ^ Moore 1978, p. 690.
- ^ Sharpe 1990, p. 761.
- ^ a b c d DANFS.
- ^ a b National Vessel Register
- ^ Dunham & Quinlan 1990, pp. 105–106.
- ^ Dunham & Quinlan 1990, pp. 115, 119.
- ^ Daugherty III 2009, p. 173.
- ^ Westermeyer 2014, pp. 63–64.
- ^ Westermeyer 2014, p. 216.
- ^ Cole, William (13 July 2004). "Navy shows off speedy new vessel at RIMPAC". Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
References
- Blackman, Raymond V. B., ed. (1972). Jane's Fighting Ships 1972–73. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company. OCLC 28197951.
- Couhat, Jean Labayle, ed. (1986). Combat Fleets of the World 1986/87. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85368-860-5.
- "Peoria (LST-1183)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- Daugherty III, Leo J. (2009). The Marine Corps and the State Department: Enduring Partners in United States Foreign Policy, 1798–2007. London: McFarland & Company Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-3796-2.
- Dunham, George R. & Quinlan, David A. (1990). U.S. Marines in Vietnam: The Bitter End 1973–1975. Washington, D.C.: History and Museums Division U.S. Marine Corps. OCLC 464057856.
- Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen & Budzbon, Przemysław, eds. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
- Moore, John, ed. (1974). Jane's Fighting Ships 1974–75 (77th ed.). New York: Franklin Watts Incorporated. ISBN 0-531-02743-0.
- Moore, John, ed. (1975). Jane's Fighting Ships 1975–76 (78th ed.). New York: Franklin Watts Incorporated. ISBN 0-531-03251-5.
- Moore, John, ed. (1976). Jane's Fighting Ships 1976–77 (79th ed.). New York: Franklin Watts Incorporated. ISBN 0-531-03261-2.
- Moore, John, ed. (1978). Jane's Fighting Ships 1978–79 (81st ed.). New York: Franklin Watts Incorporated. ISBN 0-531-03297-3.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
- Sharpe, Richard, ed. (1990). Jane's Fighting Ships 1990–91 (93 ed.). Surrey, United Kingdom: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-0904-3.
- Westermeyer, Paul W. (2014). U.S. Marines in the Gulf War 1990–1991: Liberating Kuwait. Quantico, Virginia: History Division United States Marine Corps. ISBN 978-0-16-092407-1.