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| History | |
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| Name | Okinawa |
| Namesake | Battle of Okinawa |
| Ordered | 24 October 1958 |
| Builder | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard |
| Laid down | 1 April 1960 |
| Launched | 19 August 1961 |
| Commissioned | 14 April 1962 |
| Decommissioned | 17 December 1992 |
| Stricken | 17 December 1992 |
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| Fate | Sunk as target, 6 June 2002 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship |
| Displacement | 11,000 tons |
| Length | 592 ft (180 m) |
| Beam | 84 ft (26 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
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| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h) |
| Complement | 667 |
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| Aircraft carried | 25 helicopters |
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USS Okinawa (LPH–3) was the second Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship assigned the name "Okinawa", in honor of the World War II Battle of Okinawa.