ST LOUIS (LKA 116)
(ex - AKA 116)
AMPHIBIOUS CARGO SHIP
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		LKA 113				UIC:		05847
Status:		Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise				Fleet:
Date status Changed:		09/23/2018				Homeport:
Maintenance Category:						Berth:
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Builder:		Newport News Shipbuilding
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:		06/11/1965				Commission Date:		11/22/1969
Keel Date:		04/03/1968				Inactivation Date:
Launch Date:		01/04/1969				Decommission Date:		11/02/1992
Age (since Launch) (at time of Disposal)		49.7				Years from Commission to Decommission:		23.0
Delivery Date:		10/31/1969				InService Date:
Age (since Delivery) (at time of Disposal)		48.9				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:		26 ft				Draft Limit:		28 ft
Light Displacement:		10097 tons				Full Displacement:		18465 tons
Dead Weight:		8368 tons
Hull Material:			Steel hull, steel superstructure.
No. of Propellers:		1
No. of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:			Steam Turbine
Accommodations:			Officers:		50
			Enlisted:		592
PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
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Last Updated:		12/01/2020
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