&sq=&lang=&file=File:USS_St_Louis_(LKA-116)_underway_1976.jpg) USS St. Louis (LKA-116) in 1976
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS St. Louis |
| Namesake | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Ordered | 11 June 1965 |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. |
| Laid down | 3 April 1968 |
| Launched | 4 January 1969 |
| Commissioned | 22 November 1969 |
| Decommissioned | 2 November 1992 |
| Stricken | 31 August 2015 |
| Fate | Sunk as a target 21 September 2018 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship |
| Displacement | 18,465 tons (full load) |
| Length | 576 ft (176 m) |
| Beam | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam Turbine |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Complement | 50 officers, 592 men |
| Service record | |
| Operations: | Vietnam War |
USS St. Louis (AKA-116/LKA-116), a Charleston class amphibious cargo ship, was the sixth US ship to bear the name. She served as a commissioned ship for 22 years and 11 months.
She was laid down as AKA-116 on 3 April 1968 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia; redesignated LKA-116 on 1 January 1969; and launched on 4 January 1969. She was sponsored by Leonor K. Sullivan, Representative from the 3d District of Missouri and commissioned on 22 November 1969 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Captain John W. Klinefelter in command. USS St. Louis (LKA-116) was decommissioned on 2 November 1992 in Sasebo, Japan. From Sasebo the ship was towed to Pearl Harbor, HI, where she was kept in mothballs.