CHARLESTON (LKA 113)
(ex - AKA 113)
AMPHIBIOUS CARGO SHIP
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		LKA 113				UIC:		05844
Status:		Stricken, Final Disposition Pending				Fleet:
Date status Changed:		08/31/2015				Homeport:
Maintenance Category:		X				Berth:		NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Philadelphia, PA
Force:
Builder:		Newport News Shipbuilding
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:		06/11/1965				Commission Date:		12/14/1968
Keel Date:		12/05/1966				Inactivation Date:
Launch Date:		12/02/1967				Decommission Date:		04/27/1992
Age (since Launch)		53.2				Years from Commission to Decommission:		24.0
Delivery Date:		12/05/1968				InService Date:
Age (since Delivery)		52.2				Out Service Date:
						Stricken Date:		08/31/2015
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Overall Length:		576 ft				Waterline Length:		550 ft
Extreme Beam:		82 ft				Waterline Beam:		82 ft
Max Navigational Draft:		27 ft				Draft Limit:		28 ft
Light Displacement:		10455 tons				Full Displacement:		19323 tons
Dead Weight:		8868 tons
Hull Material:			Steel hull, steel superstructure.
No. of Propellers:		1
No. of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:			Steam Turbine
Accommodations:			Officers:		35
			Enlisted:		377
PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
Custodian:			NAVSEA INACTIVE SHIPS ON-SITE MAINTENANCE OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA, PA
Planning Yard:
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Comments:
Last Updated:		12/12/2017
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