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U.S.S. LA SALLE
(AGF-3)GREAT WHITE GHOST
OFF THE ARABIAN COAST
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USS LASALLE (AGF-3) - a Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock
In Commission 1964 to 2005AGF-3 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AGF-3 Shellback Initiation | Add a AGF-3 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APR | 1962 | - | Keel Date: 2 APR 1962 at New York Naval Shipyard | ||
| AUG | 1963 | - | Launch Date: 3 AUG 1963 | ||
| JAN | 1964 | - | JAN | 1966 | Caribbean |
| FEB | 1964 | - | Commissioned: 22 FEB 1964 | ||
| JAN | 1971 | - | APR | 1971 | Caribbean |
| JUN | 1972 | - | Shellback Initiation - 7 JUN 1972 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1972 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 JUN 1972 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1972 | - | Shellback Initiation - 28 JUL 1972 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 JUN 1973 - Indian Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1973 | - | OCT | 1973 | navy distillate conversion |
| SEP | 1973 | - | OCT | 1973 | navy distillate conversion- sembawang singapore |
| JUL | 1974 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 JUL 1974 - Indian Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1976 | - | Shellback Initiation - 3 OCT 1976 - Indian Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1976 | - | NOV | 1977 | barharan |
| OCT | 1977 | - | Shellback Initiation - 2 OCT 1977 - Indian Ocean | ||
| DEC | 1977 | - | DEC | 1978 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
| AUG | 1978 | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 AUG 1978 - Indian Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1978 | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 AUG 1978 - Indian Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1978 | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 AUG 1978 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1979 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 MAR 1979 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1980 | - | JAN | 1988 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| MAR | 1980 | - | DEC | 1980 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| MAR | 1980 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 MAR 1980 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1980 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 MAY 1980 - Indian Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1983 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 SEP 1983 - Indian Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1983 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 SEP 1983 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1985 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 MAY 1985 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1987 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 MAY 1987 - Indian Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1987 | - | NOV | 1991 | Persian Gulf war |
| MAR | 1988 | - | Shellback Initiation - 19 MAR 1988 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1988 | - | APR | 1989 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| MAY | 1988 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 MAY 1988 - Indian Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1989 | - | AUG | 1991 | Desert Shield |
| SEP | 1990 | - | NOV | 1990 | Desert Shield |
| JAN | 1991 | - | MAY | 1991 | Desert Storm |
| MAY | 2005 | - | Decommissioned: 27 MAY 2005 | ||
AGF-3 General Specifications
Class: Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock
Named for: La Salle
Complement: 72 Officers and 593 Enlisted
Displacement: 9559 tons
Length: 522 feet
Beam: 107 feet
Flank Speed: 23 knots
Final Disposition: Sunk as target in support of Fleet training exercise 11 April 2007