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USS GERMANTOWN

(LSD-42)

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USS GERMANTOWN (LSD-42) - a Whidbey�Island-class dock landing ship

In Commission 1986 to Present

LSD-42 Deployments - Major Events

Add a LSD-42 Shellback Initiation Add a LSD-42 Deployment - Major Event
Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
AUG 1982 Keel Date: 5 AUG 1982
JUN 1984 Launch Date: 29 JUN 1984
FEB 1986 Commissioned: 8 FEB 1986
JAN 1989 - JUN 1989 West Pac
APR 1990 - - - Shellback Initiation - 4 APR 1990 - Pacific Ocean
APR 1990 - Shellback Initiation - 4 APR 1990 - Pacific Ocean
MAY 1995 - Shellback Initiation - 2 MAY 1995 - Pacific Ocean
MAR 1997 - - - Shellback Initiation - 1 MAR 1997 - Pacific Ocean
NOV 2001 - Shellback Initiation - 2 NOV 2001 - Pacific Ocean
FEB 2004 - Shellback Initiation - 7 FEB 2004 - Pacific Ocean

LSD-42 General Specifications

Named for: Battle of Germantown

Complement: 22 Officers and 391 Enlisted

Displacement: 11496 tons

Length: 610 feet

Beam: 84 feet

Draft: 21 feet