RUSHMORE (LSD 14)
(ex - BAPM 6)
DOCK LANDING SHIP
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		LSD 13				UIC:		72055
Status:		Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise				Fleet:
Date status Changed:		04/28/1993				Homeport:
Maintenance Category:						Berth:
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Builder:		Newport News Shipbuilding
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:		09/01/1941				Commission Date:		07/03/1944
Keel Date:		12/31/1943				Inactivation Date:
Launch Date:		05/10/1944				Decommission Date:		09/30/1970
Age (since Launch) (at time of Disposal)		48.9				Years from Commission to Decommission:		26.0
Delivery Date:		07/01/1944				InService Date:
Age (since Delivery) (at time of Disposal)		48.8				Out Service Date:
						Stricken Date:		11/01/1976
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Overall Length:		458 ft				Waterline Length:		454 ft
Extreme Beam:		72 ft				Waterline Beam:		72 ft
Max Navigational Draft:		18 ft				Draft Limit:
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Hull Material:			Steel hull, steel superstructure.
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Accommodations:			Officers:
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PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
Custodian:			US NAVY
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Last Updated:		06/11/2002
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