There were also several incidents of chemical attack warnings as some of these aircraft were seen to be releasing an aerosol agent of some sort over the vessels in the vicinity of the beachhead. On September 23, 2018, the ship was sunk as a target during Exercise Valiant Shield near Guam.The photo below was taken by me on July 29, 2006, and shows the ST. LOUIS berthed at the Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility in Pearl Harbor, HI. USS St. Louis participated in "Operation Eagle Claw" in 1980, the Iran hostage rescue mission. 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. Operations brought her within 20 miles of Iran. She served as a commissioned ship for 22 years and 11 months.
Decommissioned after more than 22 years of service on November 2, 1992, the ST. LOUIS spent the following years laid up at the Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility at Pearl Harbor, Hi. St. Louis spent May and June in post-shakedown a Many veterans of this operation have had long term symptoms of nerve agent poisoning but the Veterans Administration does not acknowledge this. John W. Klinefelter in command. Crew members witnessed flyovers of Iranian Air Force A-6 Intruders with missiles under the wings. While en route, she conducted underway training for her crew, visited Fort Lauderdale, Florida, transited the Panama Canal and arrived at Long Beach on 28 February ready for two months of intensive training in battle organization and amphibious operations. USS St. Louis (AKA-116/LKA-116), a Charleston class amphibious cargo ship, is the sixth U.S. ship to bear the name. USS St. Louis (LKA 116) - formerly AKA 116 - - decommissioned - - sunk as target - Initially laid down as AKA 116 but redesignated LKA 116 on January 1, 1969, the USS ST. LOUIS was the fourth CHARLESTON - class amphibious cargo ship and the sixth vessel in the …
ST. LOUIS is located in the front, moored alongside behind her sistership The photos below were taken by me on March 20, 2010, and show the ST. LOUIS still laid-up at the Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility in Pearl Harbor, HI. When St. Louis returned to her home port of 32nd Street Naval Station San Diego, CA she received an overhaul and then changed home port to Sasebo, Japan where she remained doing Humanitarian Aid missions until she was decommissioned in 1992. USS St. Louis (LKA 116) Crew List.
Initially laid down as AKA 116 but redesignated LKA 116 on January 1, 1969, the USS ST. LOUIS was the fourth CHARLESTON - class amphibious cargo ship and the sixth vessel in the Navy named after the largest city in the state of Missouri. On 6 February, she was ready for sea and sailed for Long Beach, California, her home port. USS ST. LOUIS (AKA-116) The sixth St. Louis (LKA-116) was laid down on 3 April 1968 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va.; launched on 4 January 1969; sponsored by the Honorable Leonore K. Sullivan, M.C., Representative from the 3d District of Missouri; and commissioned on 22 November 1969 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Capt. Some have speculated this was either mustard gas or some other chemical agent. The table below contains the names of sailors who …
She and her Mike 8 Boats were at full battle ready positions and a contingent of Special Forces Marines were on board. Following commissioning, St. Louis was outfitted at Norfolk; and, on 3 February 1970, commenced trials.