EL PASO (LKA 117)
(ex - AKA 117)
AMPHIBIOUS CARGO SHIP
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		LKA 113				UIC:		20004
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:		08/22/1966				Commission Date:		01/17/1970
Keel Date:		10/22/1968				Inactivation Date:
Launch Date:		05/17/1969				Decommission Date:		04/21/1994
Age (since Launch)		51.8				Years from Commission to Decommission:		24.0
Delivery Date:		12/20/1969				InService Date:
Age (since Delivery)		51.2				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:		26 ft				Draft Limit:		28 ft
Light Displacement:		10216 tons				Full Displacement:		18589 tons
Dead Weight:		8373 tons
Hull Material:			Steel hull, steel superstructure.
No. of Propellers:		1
No. of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:			Steam Turbine
Accommodations:			Officers:		34
			Enlisted:		375
PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
Custodian:			NAVSEA INACTIVE SHIPS ON-SITE MAINTENANCE OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA, PA
Planning Yard:
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Ships Program Manager:
Comments:
Last Updated:		12/12/2017
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