USS Nashville (LPD-13)

USS Nashville patrolling the Arabian Sea in 2006
History
United States
NameUSS Nashville
NamesakeNashville, Tennessee
Operator United States Navy
Ordered15 May 1964[1]
BuilderLockheed Shipbuilding
Laid down14 March 1966[1]
Launched7 October 1967[1]
Acquired26 December 1969[1]
Commissioned14 February 1970[1]
Decommissioned30 September 2009[2]
Stricken13 November 2017
StatusScrapped in Brownsville 2022
General characteristics
Class and typeAustin-class amphibious transport dock
Displacement
  • Light: 9,784 t (9,629 long tons; 10,785 short tons)
  • Full: 17,479 t (17,203 long tons; 19,267 short tons)
  • Dead: 7,695 t (7,573 long tons; 8,482 short tons)[1]
Length
  • Overall: 570 ft (170 m)
  • Waterline: 548 ft (167 m)[1]
Beam
  • Extreme: 105 ft (32 m)
  • Waterline: 84 ft (26 m)[1]
Draft
  • Limit: 23 ft (7.0 m)
  • Ballasted: 34 ft (10 m)[1][3]
PropulsionTwo boilers, two steam turbines, two shafts, 24,000 shp (18,000 kW) each[1]
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)[1]
ComplementShip's company: 489 (59 officers, 430 enlisted); Marine detachment: 900[1]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • SPS-40 Air Search Radar
  • SPS-10 Surface Search Radar
  • SPS-64 Navigational Radar
  • Furuno Navigational Radar[3]
Armament
Aircraft carriedUp to six CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters[3]

USS Nashville (LPD-13), was an Austin-class amphibious transport dock and the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the capital city of Tennessee. Her keel was laid down on 14 March 1966 by the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company of Seattle, Washington. She was launched on 7 October 1967 sponsored by Mrs. Roy L. Johnson, and commissioned at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, on 14 February 1970.

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