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U.S.S. WHIDBEY ISLAND
(LSD-41)FIRST IN HER CLASS FIRST ALWAYS
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USS WHIDBEY ISLAND (LSD-41) - a Whidbey�Island-class dock landing ship
In Commission 1985 to PresentLSD-41 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a LSD-41 Shellback Initiation | Add a LSD-41 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUG | 1981 | - | Keel Date: 4 AUG 1981 | ||
| JUN | 1983 | - | Launch Date: 10 JUN 1983 | ||
| FEB | 1985 | - | Commissioned: 9 FEB 1985 | ||
| AUG | 1986 | - | OCT | 1986 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| FEB | 1987 | - | AUG | 1987 | Mediterranean |
| DEC | 1988 | - | JUN | 1989 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1989 | - | OCT | 1989 | Caribbean |
| AUG | 1990 | - | MAR | 1991 | Mediterranean-West Africa |
| DEC | 1990 | - | Shellback Initiation - 3 DEC 1990 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| DEC | 1990 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 DEC 1990 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1991 | - | DEC | 1991 | Mediterranean-West Africa |
| DEC | 1991 | - | JUN | 1992 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1993 | - | JAN | 1993 | UNITAS |
| MAY | 1993 | - | DEC | 1993 | UNITAS |
| JUL | 1995 | - | FEB | 1996 | Mediterranean |
| JUL | 1996 | - | AUG | 1996 | Caribbean |
| JUL | 1997 | - | DEC | 1997 | UNITAS |
| AUG | 1997 | - | Shellback Initiation - 19 AUG 1997 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| FEB | 2004 | - | AUG | 2004 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 2006 | - | NOV | 2006 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| JAN | 2008 | - | Shellback Initiation - 13 JAN 2008 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JUN | 2016 | - | DEC | 2016 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| AUG | 2016 | - | Shellback Initiation - 27 AUG 2016 - Indian Ocean | ||
LSD-41 General Specifications
Named for: Whidbey Island
Complement: 22 Officers and 391 Enlisted
Displacement: 11471 tons
Length: 610 feet
Beam: 84 feet
Draft: 21 feet