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U.S.S. EL PASO
(AKA-117)YOU CALL WE HAUL
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USS EL PASO (AKA-117 ) - a Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship
In Commission 1970 to 1994AKA-117 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AKA-117 Shellback Initiation | Add a AKA-117 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCT | 1968 | - | Keel Date: 22 OCT 1968 at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Newport News VA | ||
| MAY | 1969 | - | Launch Date: 17 MAY 1969 | ||
| JAN | 1970 | - | JAN | 1971 | Commisioning |
| JAN | 1970 | - | JAN | 1971 | Commisioning |
| JAN | 1970 | - | NOV | 1970 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1970 | - | Commissioned: 17 JAN 1970 | ||
| JAN | 1970 | - | NOV | 1970 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1971 | - | JAN | 1973 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1971 | - | JAN | 1974 | West Pac |
| SEP | 1973 | - | MAR | 1974 | Panama Canal |
| JAN | 1974 | - | DEC | 1974 | Guantanamo Bay |
| NOV | 1975 | - | MAY | 1976 | Mediterranean |
| NOV | 1976 | - | MAY | 1977 | Mediterranean |
| NOV | 1979 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 NOV 1979 - Indian Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1979 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 NOV 1979 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1980 | - | JAN | 1984 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| AUG | 1980 | - | FEB | 1981 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| NOV | 1980 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 NOV 1980 - Indian Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1980 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 NOV 1980 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1981 | - | JAN | 1981 | Panama Canal |
| MAY | 1983 | - | DEC | 1983 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| MAY | 1983 | - | DEC | 1983 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| MAR | 1984 | - | APR | 1984 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| SEP | 1986 | - | NOV | 1986 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| MAR | 1988 | - | AUG | 1988 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1988 | - | NOV | 1988 | Operation Checkmate 7-88 Drug LEO |
| OCT | 1989 | - | APR | 1990 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1991 | - | JAN | 1992 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1993 | - | JAN | 1993 | Somalia |
| MAR | 1993 | - | SEP | 1993 | Somalia |
| MAR | 1993 | - | Shellback Initiation - 23 MAR 1993 - Indian Ocean | ||
| 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