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USS EL PASO
(AKA-117)El Barco Magnifico
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USS EL PASO (AKA-117 ) - a Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship
In Commission 1970 to 1946AKA-117 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| OCT | 1968 | Keel Date: 22 OCT 1968 at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Newport News VA |
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| MAY | 1969 | Launch Date: 17 MAY 1969 | |||
| JAN | 1970 | Commissioned: 17 JAN 1970 | |||
| SEP | 1973 | - | MAR | 1974 | Panama Canal |
| NOV | 1975 | - | MAY | 1976 | Mediterranean |
| NOV | 1976 | - | MAY | 1977 | Mediterranean |
| AUG | 1980 | - | FEB | 1981 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| NOV | 1980 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 NOV 1980 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1983 | - | DEC | 1983 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| SEP | 1986 | - | NOV | 1986 | Blue Nose - Artic Circle |
| MAR | 1993 | - | SEP | 1993 | Somalia |
| JUN | 1993 | - | Shellback Initiation - 17 JUN 1993 - Indian Ocean | ||
| APR | 1994 | Decommissioned: 21 APR 1994 | |||
AKA-117 General Specifications
Class: Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship
Complement: 36 Officers and 375 Enlisted
Displacement: 8368 tons
Length: 575 feet 6 inches
Beam: 82 feet
Draft: 25 feet 5 in
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