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USS TRIPOLI LPH-10
USS TRIPOLI was the fifth IWO JIMA - class amphibious assault ship (helicopter). Decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on September 15, 1995, TRIPOLI is since then laid up at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Ca. USS TRIPOLI has earned the following awards: Combat Action Ribbon (3 awards), Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Navy Unit Commendation (4 awards), Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy "E" Ribbon (2 awards), National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3 awards), Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation for Gallantry, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal. General Characteristics: Awarded: December 10, 1962 Keel laid: June 15, 1964 Launched: July 31, 1965 Commissioned: August 6, 1966 Decommissioned: September 15, 1995 Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, West Bank, Pascagoula, Miss. Propulsion system: Two boilers, one geared steam turbines, one shaft, 22,000 total shaft horsepower Propellers: one Length: 603, 65 feet (184 meters) Beam: 104 feet (31.7 meters) Draft: 25,9 feet (7.9 meters) Aircraft elevators: two Displacement: approx. 19,500 tons full load Speed: 23 knots Aircraft: 20 UH-46D Sea Knight Helicopters, 10 MH-53E Sea Stallion Helicopters, 3 UH-1 Helicopters, 3 AH-1 Helicopters but the actual mix depends upon mission Armament: two Phalanx CIWS, two Mk-25 Sea Sparrow Missile Launchers Crew: 80 officers, 638 enlisted, 1,750 Marine Detachment 
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