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SHADWELL (LSD 15)
(ex-BAPM 7)

DOCK LANDING SHIP

UIC:72056
Class:LSD 13 Fleet:
Status:Special, miscellaneous Homeport:
Date status changed:11/10/1988 Berth:
Maintenance Category:
Force: MARAD Type:
Builder: NEWPORT NEWS/NEWPT
Delivery Date:07/24/1944
Award Date:09/10/1941 Age (since delivery):65.3 years
Keel Date:01/17/1944 Commission Date:07/24/1944
Launch Date:05/24/1944 Inactivation Date:
Age (since launch)65.5 years Decommission Date:03/09/1970
Years from Commission to Decommission: 25.6
Stricken Date: 11/01/1976

Overall Length: 458 ft Waterline Length:454 ft
Extreme Beam:72 ft Waterline Beam:72 ft
Maximum Navigational Draft:18 ft Draft Limit:
Light Displacement:4960 tons Full Displacement:8700 tons
Dead Weight:3740 tons
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 2
Propulsion Type:
Accommodations: Officers: 51 Enlisted: 531

Remarks: SHADWELL SERVES AS A TEST AND TRAINING PLATFORM IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FIRE MODEL
S AND OTHER DAMAGE AND CONTROL SYSTEMS.







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