USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41)

Fully loaded 15,939 ts

185.6 meters

25.6 meters

6.4 meters

22 officers, 391 teams, up to 500 Marines

2 propellers, four diesel engines; 33,000 shaft horsepower

20 nodes

2 phalanx, 2 starters for air defense missiles

The USS Whidbey Iceland (LSD- 41) is a dock landing ship of the United States Navy and is one of Whidbey - Iceland - class. It was named after the island of Whidbey.

History

LSD - 41 was given in 1981 as lead ship of her class in order. That same year, the keel of the ship was laid at the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company of Seattle, the launch took place in 1983. 1985 Whidbey Iceland was put into service.

In 1986, the Whidbey Iceland participated in the NATO exercise Northern Wedding / Bold Guard, in the following year, she moved first to the Mediterranean, as well as 1988 /1989. In October 1989, the ship sailed after Hurricane Hugo in the Caribbean to help out in removing the damage in 1990 was followed by the third Mediterranean tour. Even during the Atlantic transit, Whidbey Iceland, however, was diverted and led in the operation Sharp Edge by evacuations of civilians and diplomats on Liberia. She then assisted out the Operation Desert Storm from the Mediterranean.

1992/1993 was followed by a trip to the Black Sea, then later taking part in the exercise UNITAS Atlantic. In 1995, the Whidbey Iceland part only to cold water exercises of NATO and later moved a fifth time in the Mediterranean. She was docked for maintenance work at Norfolk Shipbuilding and Dry Dock 1996, 1997 they once again took part in UNITAS. 1999 drove the Whidbey Iceland in the Mediterranean and through the Suez Canal into the Red Sea, followed in 2000 a modernization. After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the Whidbey Iceland sent through the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean and there took part in Operation Enduring Freedom. In 2004, the ship sailed to the side of the USS Wasp (LHD -1) there.

2006 drove the Whidbey Iceland as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, but was recalled to the outbreak of the Lebanon war in the Mediterranean and took part there in the evacuation of civilians. After the ship returned to the Persian Gulf. 2007/2008 they drove off Somalia to combat piracy there. In March 2011 the ship for battle group belonged to the USS Bataan (LHD- 5), which moved as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn in the Mediterranean.

According to Jane 's Information Group, the ship in the fiscal years 2013 or 2014 is to be made under savings from service.