WHETSTONE (LSD 27)
DOCK LANDING SHIP
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		LSD 16				UIC:		03127
Status:		Disposed of by MARAD exchange				Fleet:
Date status Changed:		02/17/1983				Homeport:
Maintenance Category:						Berth:
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Builder:
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:						Commission Date:
Keel Date:						Inactivation Date:
Launch Date:						Decommission Date:
Age (since Launch) (at time of Disposal)						Years from Commission to Decommission:
Delivery Date:						InService Date:
Age (since Delivery) (at time of Disposal)						Out Service Date:
						Stricken Date:		04/30/1976
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
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Extreme Beam:						Waterline Beam:
Max Navigational Draft:						Draft Limit:
Light Displacement:						Full Displacement:
Dead Weight:
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Accommodations:			Officers:
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PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
Custodian:			MARITIME ADMINISTRATION (NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET)
Planning Yard:
Nuclear Planning Yard:
Ships Program Manager:
Comments:
Last Updated:		12/28/2001
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