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Whidbey Island - Whidbey Island is the largest of the islands composing Island County, WA. Whidbey is about 30 miles north of Seattle, and lies between the
Olympic Peninsula and the I-5 corridor of western Washington. The island forms the northern boundary of Puget Sound. It is home to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
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Christening by Mrs. Sally Gorton, wife of Senator Slade Gorton of Washington and launch of Whidbey Island (LSD-41), 10 June 1983,
at Lockheed Shipbuilding Corp, Seattle, WA.
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41)'s long wet well deck, in which are included wooden battens, is shown in this illustration. Note the turntable at its forward end, just forward of the ramp, and the ejectable water barrier built into the well deck.
Drawing from "U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History" by Norman Friedman. |
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Whidbey Island (LSD-41) under way in Puget Sound, WA., 20 September 1984, while running trials.
US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 107644., Photographed by Lockheed Shipbuilding Company, Seattle, WA. |
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Whidbey Island (LSD-41) underway, probably during builders trials in Puget Sound, WA., circa January 1985.
Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company photos from "U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History" by Norman Friedman. |
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Invitation to the launching of Whidbey Island (LSD-41), 10 June 1983, at Lockheed Marine Shipbuilding Division, Seattle, WA. |
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) at sea, date unknown |
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Port bow view of USS Spartanburg County (LST-1192), in company with USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41), background left, and USS Nashville (LPD-13), background, right, participating in "leapfrog" maneuvering drills while en route to NATO exercise Northern Wedding `86. North Atlantic Ocean, 1 August 1986, Photo by PHC Jeff Hilton USN.
Department of Defense photo # DNSC8705004 |
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) with PhibRon 4 (MARG 2-87) 26th MAU embarked, off the coast of Spain, February 1987 |
Photo by Tom LaLumiere
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) during Exercise Sardinia-87, in the Gulf of Teulda, Sardinia, March 1987 |
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) during Exercise Sardinia-87, in the Tirreno Sea, March 1987 |
Photo by Ignacio Lopez ex member Armada Espanola |
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) underway off Norfolk, vA., date unknown.
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ASDV-2 backing out of the well deck of USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) while off Guantanamo Bay Cuba, late-1989. |
Dave Chappell BMCS(SW) Ret. Craftmaster ASDV-2, 1986 and 1990 |
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An air cushion landing craft (LCAC) approaches the stern of USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) during Operation Sharp Edge, June 1990 to
January 1991. Whidbey Island is part of an amphibious ready group on station off the coast of Liberia to provide support for the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, and
evacuate civilians caught in that country's civil war.
National Museum of the U.S. Navy. 330-CFD-DN-ST-91-05977. DN-ST-91-05977 |
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) moored pierside at Genoa, Italy, 22 December 1999. |
Photo & Collection Paolo Marsan, France |
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) at Genoa, Italy, 3 January 2000. |
Photo by Carlo Martinelli |
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) seen from the deck of the Amphibious Assault Ship
USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), on station off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon, while assisting American citizens as they arrive onboard after being evacuated from Lebanon,
circa 2005.
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Identifier: 6697178, a U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Robert J. Fluegel |
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) underway in the Persian Gulf, 14 September 2006.
US Navy photo # 060914-N-4856C-005 by Mass Communications Specialist Christopher L. Clark. |
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The Guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG-78) pulls away, 25 October 2007,
from Fleet Replenishment Oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO-195) after an underway replenishment as Leroy Grumman continues to refuel Dock Landing Ship
USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41).
U.S. Navy photo # 071025-N-4014G-212 by MC3 Patrick Gearhiser. |
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The Merchant vessel Golden Nori refuels with USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41), 13 December 2007, following its release from
Somalia-based pirates on 12 December. Pirates seized the Panamanian-flagged vessel, 28 October and held the 23-man crew hostage in Somali territorial waters.
U.S. Navy photo # 071213-N-3764J-004 by CDR. Michael Junge. |
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) transits through the Straits of Gibraltar, 24 April 2011.
U.S. Navy photo # 112404-N-OS157-334 by Seaman Josue Escobosa |
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) underway in the Mediterranean Sea. Whidbey Island is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, conducting maritime security operation and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility
US Navy photo # 110602-N-XO436-038 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 2, 2011) by MC3 Jonathan Sunderman. |
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LCU-1644 operates near the amphibious dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) in the Atlantic Ocean, 23 June 2011. Whidbey Island is participating with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group in the Spanish Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2011 off the
coast of Spain.
US Navy photo # 110623-N-EC658-031 Atlantic Ocean (June 23, 2011) by MC2 Julio Rivera. |
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) arrives at U.S. Naval Support Activity Souda Bay for a routine port visit.
US Navy photo # 110711-N-QL533-001 SOUDA BAY, Greece (July 11, 2011) by MC2 Cayman Santoro. |
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) transits off the coast of Romania during Summer Storm 2011, a combined amphibious assault
exercise with Romania. Whidbey Island is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group supporting maritime security operations and theater
security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.
US Navy photo # 110802-N-GH121-259 BLACK SEA (Aug. 2, 2011) by MC1 Rachael L. Leslie. |
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) following the Romanian minesweeper Lt. Dimitrie Nicolescu (F-29), 2 August 2011, during
Exercise Summer Storm 2011 in the Black Sea.
U.S Navy photo # 110802-N-GH121-064 by MC1 Rachael L. Leslie. |
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) transits the Arabian Gulf, 13 November 2011. Whidbey Island is deployed as part of the Bataan
Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
U.S Navy photo # 111113-N-KA046-284 by MC3 James Turner. |
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) underway, date and location unknown.
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) arriving in the port of Valletta, Malta, 13 January 2012. This is
Whidbey Islands first visit to Valletta. |
Photo by Anthony Vella |
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) docks at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story after completing a 10 1/2-month deployment as part
of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, 7 February 2012.
U.S. Navy photo # 120207-N-YF783-021 by MC3 Kayla Jo Finley. |
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) underway, date and location unknown.
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) conducting small boat operations with the amphibious assault ship
USS Wasp (LHD-1).
Whidbey Island is under way with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group participating in Amphibious Ready Group/ Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise.
US Navy photo # 160411-N-TI017-023 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 11, 2016) by MC2 Nathan R. McDonald. |
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) underway during Exercise Sea Breeze 1 August 2016 with Ukrainian Naval forces.
Photos by Pavlov Parfenyuk, courtesy Ministry of Defense of Ukraine |
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) under way at Istanbul, Turkey, date unknown.
Photo from Turkishnavy.net |
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USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) moored pierside, Naval Station Norfolk, VA., 22 September 2017. |
Photo by Hugh L. Hudson III |
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The decommissioned USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) moored at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility Philadelphia, PA. 15 September 2022. |
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The decommissioned USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) moored at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility Philadelphia, PA., 23 September 2022.
Photo courtesy Charles Homler d/b/a FocusOnWildlife, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share
Alike 4.0 International license. |
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