| UIC: | 03132 | |||
| Class: | LSD 28 | Fleet: | ||
| Status: | Disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration | Homeport: | ||
| Date status changed: | 02/04/1994 | Berth: | ||
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| Force: | MARAD Type: | |||
| Builder: | INGALLS SB CORP/MS | |||
| Delivery Date: | 06/08/1956 | |||
| Award Date: | 03/18/1954 | Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal): | 37.7 years | |
| Keel Date: | 09/07/1954 | Commission Date: | 06/08/1956 | |
| Launch Date: | 11/10/1955 | Inactivation Date: | ||
| Age (since launch)(At time of disposal) | 38.3 years | Decommission Date: | 10/02/1989 | |
| Years from Commission to Decommission: | 33.3 | |||
| Stricken Date: | 12/13/1989 | |||
| Overall Length: | 510 ft | Waterline Length: | 500 ft | |
| Extreme Beam: | 84 ft | Waterline Beam: | 82 ft | |
| Maximum Navigational Draft: | 19 ft | Draft Limit: | ||
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| Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure. | ||||
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| Remarks: | MARAD TITLE TRANSFERRED SPIEGEL GROVE TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA FISH & WILDLIFE CO NSERVATION COMMISSION, LARGO, FL ON 6/13/2001. ON 5/17/2002, THE SHIP WAS SUNK PREMATURELY ENDING UP UPSIDE DOWN ON THE SEA BOTTOM LEAVING HER BOW PROTRUDING S LIGHTLY OUT OF THE OCEAN. EVENTUALLY, SHE WAS SENT TO HER WATERY GRAVE LAYING ON HER STARBOARD SIDE. SHE LAYS SIX MILES OFF THE FLORIDA KEYS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY. 7/12/05 STORM FLIPPED HER UPRIGHT. |
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| Last updated 06/21/2002 |
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