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USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43)

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Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 10 June 1983, at Lockheed Shipbuilding Corp, Seattle, WA.
  • Launched, 1 February 1986
  • Commissioned USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43), 8 August 1987
  • USS Fort McHenry is a unit of COMNAVSURFLANT, US Atlantic Fleet and is homeported at NAB Little Creek
  • Decommissioned, 27 March 2021, at Naval Station Mayport, FL.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 11,471 t.(lt), 15,939 t.(fl)
    Length 609' 7"
    Beam 84'
    Draft 19' 2"
    Speed 20+ kts.
    Complement
    Officers 22
    Enlisted 391
    Marine Detachment 402 + 102 surge
    Aircraft, helicopters (Flight Deck, 2 spots)
    Landing/Attack Craft Four (LCAC) Landing Craft, Air Cushion
    Armament
    two 25mm MK 38 Machine Guns
    two 20mm Phalanx CIWS mounts
    six .50 cal. machine guns
    two Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Mounts
    Propulsion
    four Colt-Pieistick PC2.5V 16 cylinder marines diesel engines
    four 1,300kw Fairbanks-Morse O-P 38D8-1/8 Generating Sets
    two controllable pitch propellers, combined SHP 33,000

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    Namesake
    Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort located in the Locust Point neighborhood of Baltimore, MD. It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy from the Chesapeake Bay on September 13–14, 1814. It was first built in 1798 and was used continuously by the U.S. armed forces through World War I and by the Coast Guard in World War II. It was designated a national park in 1925, and in 1939 was redesignated a "National Monument and Historic Shrine".
    Caption - "A VIEW of the BOMBARDMENT of Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, by the British fleet taken from the Observatory under the Command of Admirals Cochrane & Cockburn on the morning of the 13th of Sept 1814 which lasted 24 hours & thrown from 1500 to 1800 shells in the Night attempted to land by forcing a passage up the ferry branch but were repulsed with great loss."
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    295k Fort McHenry (LSD-43) ready for launching, 1 February 1986 at Lockheed Shipbuilding Corp, Seattle, WA.
    Lockheed Shipbuilding Corp press photo.
    Dale Hargrave
    Fort McHenry 243k Launching and Christening of Fort McHenry (LSD-43), 1 February 1986, by Rep. Helen D. Bentley of MD. at Lockheed Shipbuilding Corp, Seattle, WA. Dale Hargrave
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    111k Launching of Fort McHenry (LSD-43), 1 February 1986 at Lockheed Shipbuilding Corp, Seattle, WA.
    Lockheed Shipbuilding Corp. photo
    David Wright
    Fort McHenry 392k Fort McHenry (LSD-43) under way during builders trials, 24 April 1987.
    Defense Visual Information Center Photo # DNSN 8707768 courtesy Lockhheed Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, WA.
    Ron Reeves
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    198k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) underway off Norfolk, VA., date unknown.
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    Nicholas Tiberio
    Fort McHenry 131k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) underway at Vancouver, B.C., 18 July 1989
    Photo by Rick Garcia.
    Chris Howell, Southland Ship Stores Limited, Port of Bluff, N.Z.
    Fort McHenry 69k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) under way, date and location unknown.
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    Fort McHenry 1970k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) under way off the coast of Okinawa in 2001.
    US Navy photo by PH2 Tony Pugliani
    Tony Pugliani
    Fort McHenry 122k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) under way, date and location unknown.
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    Fort McHenry 758k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) and JDS Osumi (LST-4001) moored at Yokosuka, Japan, 5 February 2006
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    Robert Hurst
    Fort McHenry 31k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) underway, date and location unknown.
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    Canonchet 75k The large harbor tug Canonchet (YTB-823) accompanies the red, white and blue garlanded USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) through the harbor at San Diego, CA., 17 April 1991. Fort McHenry is returning from deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
    DVIC photo # DNST9109770 by JO2 Rachel Steele, USN
    Defense Visual Information Center
    Canonchet 52k The large harbor tug Canonchet (YTB-823) assists USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) into her berth at San Diego following her return from the Persian Gulf, 17 April 1991. A garland decorates the bow of the amphibious cargo ship USS Durham (LKA-114), moored to an adjacent pier. Durham has also returned from deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm.
    DVIC photo # NST9110336 by PH2 Larry Nixon, USN
    Defense Visual Information Center
    Canonchet 76k The large harbor tug Canonchet (YTB-823) maneuvers USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) toward a pier in San Diego, CA., as commercial harbor tugs position the amphibious cargo ship USS Durham (LKA-114) alongside the adjacent pier, 17 April 1991. Both ships are returning from deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
    DVIC photo # DNST9109191 by JO1 Joseph Lancaster, USN
    Defense Visual Information Center
    Belleau Wood 1138k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) follows USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3) in San Diego Bay while taking part in the Parade of Ships, part of San Diego's Accolades '91 celebration honoring local military units and installations.
    DOD photo # DN-ST-92-01247 SAN DIEGO (11 October 1991 a US Navy photo by PH1 R.J. Oriez, now in the collections of Defense Imagery.mil
    Robert M. Cieri
    Fort McHenry 91k Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAVs) of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) enter USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43)'s well deck. The AAVs, embarked in USS Juneau (LPD 10), were conducting well deck training for the Sailors and Marines of both ships, 9 March 2002.
    US Navy photo by Wes Eplen JO3 USN
    Scott at LBS Products
    Fort McHenry 66k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) at sea, 9 March 2002
    US Navy photo # 1-020311-N-8590G-001 from the US Navy Newsstand.
    Bernard A. Cardali USN, USS LST-308
    Fort McHenry 125k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) underway, date and location unknown. Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Essex 95k The Essex Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) steaming in formation in the South Pacific, 11 March 2002. USS Essex (LHD-2) is followed by USS Juneau (LPD-10), USS Germantown (LSD-42) and USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43).
    US Navy photo # 1-020311-N-9802B-003 from the Navy Newsstand
    Bernard A. Cardali USN, USS LST-308
    Fort McHenry 53k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) conducts blue-green workups, 9 March 2002 off the coast of Okinawa. 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs) prepare to enter the well deck of Fort McHenry. Fort McHenry was operating as part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, forward deployed at Sasebo, Japan.
    US Navy photo by JOSN Robert Sealover.
    Bill Gonyo
    Fort McHenry 64k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) underway in the 050114-N-6074Y-094 Indian Ocean. 14 January 2005. A MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter, assigned to the "Gunbearers" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eleven (HC-11), Det. Two, transports cargo pallets to Fort McHenry during a vertical replenishment.
    US Navy photo # 05114-N-6074Y-094 by PH3 M. Jeremie Yoder.
    Jack Treutle
    Fort McHenry 69k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) prepares to pull pierside in her homeport of Sasebo, Japan, 19 March 2005. Fort McHenry is returning to Sasebo after spending nearly three months at sea in support of Combined Support Force Five Three Six (CTF-536), providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to the victims of the Dec. 26, 2004 tsunami in southeast Asia and the 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima commemoration.
    US Navy photo # 050319-N-6523K-001 by JO2 James Kimber.
    Jack Treutle
    Fort McHenry 80k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) prepares to pull pierside in her homeport of Sasebo, Japan, 19 March 2005. Fort McHenry is returning to Sasebo after spending nearly three months at sea in support of Combined Support Force Five Three Six (CTF-536), providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to the victims of the Dec. 26, 2004 tsunami in southeast Asia and the 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima commemoration.
    US Navy photo # 050319-N-6523K-003 by JO2 James Kimber.
    Jack Treutle
    Fort McHenry 810k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) anchored off the coast of North Carolina with the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5) in the distance beyond her bow while embarking personnel and equipment from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU). Fort McHenry is on a scheduled deployment with the Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 090515-N-5345W-440 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 15, 2009) by MC2 Kristopher Wilson.
    Lee Wahler
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    146k Landing Craft Air Cushion LCAC-81 prepares to land at Had Yao Island, 24 June 2005, during an amphibious warfare assault rehearsal. The rehearsal was in preparation for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2005 assault by Royal Thai Marines who embarked on USS Fort McHenry LSD-43), in background. CARAT is a series of bilateral military training exercises with several Southeast Asian nations designed to enhance the interoperability of the respective sea services.
    US Navy photo # 050624-N-4104L-105 HAD YAO ISLAND (Jun. 24, 2005) by Melinda Larson
    Robert Hurst
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    199k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43), foreground, steams alongside the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce (LPD-15) while waiting for the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5), distant left, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG-68), distant right, to conclude their replenishment at sea with the military sealift command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189), 23 May 2009.
    U.S. Navy photo # 090523-N-5345W-106 by MC2 Krstopher Wilson
    Robert Hurst
    Fort McHenry 579k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) conducts operations supporting Operation Unified Response off the coast of Haiti to provide humanitarian assistance following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the island nation Jan. 12, 2010.
    US Navy photo # 100119-N-2000D-009 CARIBBEAN SEA (Jan. 19, 2010) by MC1 Hendrick L. Dickson.
    Lee Wahler
    Fort McHenry 620k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) operates off the coast of Port-au-Prince. Fort McHenry is supporting Operation Unified Response along with the amphibious dock landing ships USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44) and USS Carter Hall (LSD-50), and the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5). The ships are providing military support capabilities to civil authorities to help stabilize and improve the situation in Haiti in the wake of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010.
    US Navy photo # 100121-N-7508R-035 BAIE DE GRAND GOAVE, Haiti (Jan. 21, 2010) by MC2 Julio Rivera.
    Lee Wahler
    Carter Hall 983k USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) with LCU-1660 alongside, and USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) in the background operate off the coast of Haiti while participating in Operation Unified Response, providing military support capabilities to civil authorities to help stabilize and improve the situation in Haiti in the wake of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit the area Jan. 12.
    US Navy photo # 100122-N-5345W-104 BAIE DE GRAND GOAVE, Haiti (Jan. 22, 2010) by MC2 Kristopher Wilson.
    Lee Wahler
    Carter Hall 1205k Sailors and Marines onload stores and relief supplies aboard USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) as USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) passes by. Fort McHenry is participating in Operation Unified Response as part of USS Bataan (LHD5) Amphibious Relief Mission, providing military support capabilities to civil authorities to help stabilize and improve the situation in Haiti following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010.
    US Navy photo # 100125-N-4971L-389 NEPLY, Haiti (Jan. 25, 2010) by MC1 Rachael L. Leslie.
    Lee Wahler
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    427k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) at anchor off the coast of Neply. Fort McHenry is part of the Bataan Amphibious Relief Mission participating in Operation Unified Response, providing military support capabilities to civil authorities to help stabilize and improve the situation in Haiti following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010.
    US Navy photo #s 100127-N-4971L-029 NEPLY, Haiti (Jan. 27, 2010) and 100127-N-4971L-033 NEPLY, Haiti (Jan. 27, 2010) by MC2 (SW) Rachael L. Leslie.
    Lee Wahler
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    Fort McHenry 373k A helicopter takes off from USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) as a fishing boat sails past off the coast of Haiti. Fort McHenry is conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage in and around Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 12.
    US Navy photo # 100210-N-4971L-143 CARIBBEAN SEA, Haiti (Feb. 10, 2010) by MC1 (SW) Rachael L. Leslie.
    Lee Wahler
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    135k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) conducts operations off the coast of Haiti. Fort McHenry is conducting humanitarian and disaster relief operations as part of Operation Unified Response after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused severe damage in and around Port-au-Prince, Haiti Jan. 12.
    US Navy photos # 100212-N-7638K-483 CARIBBEAN SEA (Feb. 12, 2010) and # 100212-N-7638K-363 CARIBBEAN SEA (Feb. 12, 2010) by MC1 Edward Kessler.
    Lee Wahler
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    Fort McHenry 1868k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) is guided into port by the large harbor tugs Santaquin (YTB-824) and Dakanawida (YTB-831) at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, to take on supplies and fuel. Fort McHenry has been operating off the coast of Haiti providing humanitarian assistance as part of Operation Unified Response. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay is the primary logistical hub for routing humanitarian relief to Haiti.
    US Navy photo # 100213-N-1441M-690 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Feb. 13, 2010) by MC2 Marie A. Montez.
    Lee Wahler
    Fort McHenry 175k US Army utility landing craft USAV Matamoros (LCU-2026) at left, and the US Army logistics support vessel USAV General Frank S. Besson, Jr. (LSV-1)> at right, pull into port at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (NAVSTA GTMO), 8 March 2010. Matamoros and General Frank S. Besson are at NAVSTA GTMO to support transportation of vehicles and equipment from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43). The vehicles and equipment on board Fort McHenry are being transported to the Windward Ferry Landing for an environmental wash down. The environmental wash down is a requirement for all materials which have been used overseas prior to re-entry into the United States. Fort McHenry, Matamoros and Frank.S. Besson have all been providing humanitarian relief support in Haiti as part of Operation Unified Response. Note at center the United States Coast Guard Cutter USCG Dallas (WHEC-716).
    US Navy photo # 100308-N-OH262-039 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Mar. 8 2010) by MCC Bill Mesta.
    Robert Hurst
    Fort McHenry 803k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) moored pierside at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba after completing wash down procedures in preparation to proceed to Morehead City, N.C. to offload Marines and equipment from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. Fort McHenry is returning from participation in Operation Unified Response.
    US Navy photo #100309-N-9301W-087 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (March 9, 2010) by MC1 Darryl I. Wood.
    Lee Wahler
    Fort McHenry 300k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) departs Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story for a five-month deployment to the Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea.
    US Navy photo #120710-N-YT478-040 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (July 10, 2012) by MC1 Lolita Lewis.
    Lee Wahler
    Fort McHenry 776k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) returns to Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story from a deployment to the US 6th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.
    US Navy photo # 120710-N-YT478-040 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (July 10, 2012) by MC2 Scott Pitman.
    Lee Wahler
    Fort McHenry 332k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) arriving for a routine port visit at Montego Bay, Jamaica in February 2013. Photos by Charles Canterbury
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    Fort McHenry 202k Sailors and Marines aboard USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) raise the 15-star flag in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Baltimore. Fort McHenry is underway conducting Amphibious Ready Group exercises with elements of the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU-24).
    US Navy photo # 140914-N-DQ840-026 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 14, 2014) by MCSN Adam Austin.
    Ron Reeves
    Fort McHenry 248k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) departs Naval Station Mayport. The ship is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU-24). in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 141213-N-BB308-033 MAYPORT, Fla. (Dec. 13, 2014) by MC1 John Parker.
    Lee Wahler
    Fort McHenry 316k Family members wave good-bye to Sailors aboard USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43). Fort McHenry deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 141213-N-BB308-060 MAYPORT, Fla. (Dec. 13, 2014) by MC1 John Parker.
    Ron Reeves
    New York 273k The amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD-21) right, the Wasp-class amphibious assault shipUSS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) and USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) transit the Atlantic Ocean. The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations.
    US Navy photo # 141221-N-QM905-113 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 21, 2014) by MCSN Shelby M. Tucker.
    Ron Reeves
    Fort McHenry 219k Sailors aboard USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) prepare the ship's forecastle for an eastbound transit of the Strait of Gibraltar. Fort McHenry, part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.
    US Navy photo # 141226-N-DQ840-003 STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (Dec. 26, 2014) by MC3 Adam Austin.
    Ron Reeves
    Fort McHenry 285k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) entering the port of Valencia, Spain. Fort McHenry, part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.
    US Navy photo # 141229-N-DQ840-025 VALENCIA, Spain (Dec. 29, 2014) by MC3 Adam Austin.
    Ron Reeves
    Fort McHenry 296k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) prepares for an underway replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196). Fort McHenry, deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in EuropeUS Navy photo # 150109-N-XG464-036 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 9, 2015) by MC3 Jonathan B. Trejo. Lee Wahler
    Fort McHenry 213k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) prepares to transit the Suez Canal. Fort McHenry, deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. US Navy photo # 150110-N-XG464-087 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 10, 2015) by MC3 Jonathan B. Trejo. Lee Wahler
    Fort McHenry 255k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43), left, and the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) conduct an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO-201). Fort McHenry, part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 150114-N-DQ840-230 RED SEA (Jan. 14, 2015) by MC3 Adam Austin.
    Lee Wahler
    Fort McHenry 1004k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) makes her approach for an underway replenishment with the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) and the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193). Fort McHenry, part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

    US Navy photo # 150222-N-XG464-024 ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 22, 2015) by MC3 Jonathan B. Trejo.
    Lee Wahler
    Fort McHenry 565k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) prepares to dock near the Royal Jordanian Naval Force Base in support of exercise Eager Lion 2015. Eager Lion is a recurring multinational exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships, increase interoperability between partner nations, and enhance regional security and stability.
    US Navy photo # 150428-N-CW570-319 GULF OF AQABA, Jordan (April 28, 2015) by MC2 Arthurgwain L. Marquez.
    Lee Wahler
    Fort McHenry 139k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) being towed to a pier as a part of Cold Response 16 (CR16), 28 February 2016, at Trondheim, Norway. CR16 is a Norwegian invitational previously-scheduled exercise that will involve approximately 16,000 troops from 12 NATO and partner countries.
    US Marine Corps photo # 160228-M-KD577-004 TRONDHEIM, Norway (Feb. 28, 2016) by Gunnery Sgt. Bryson K. Jones
    Lee Wahler
    Fort McHenry 125k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) transits Namsos Fjord in Norway during Exercise Cold Response 2016 (CDR 16). CDR 16 involves maritime, land and air operation training and focuses on naval and amphibious operations transitioning to ground maneuver. The location in central Norway provides an extreme cold-weather environment for the 12 participating countries to collectively develop tactics, techniques and procedures and increase interoperability.
    US Navy photo # 160307-N-QJ850-626 NAMSOS FJORD (March 7, 2016) by MC3 Andrew Murray.
    Ron Reeves
    Fort McHenry 166k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) moored pierside at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - Fort Story, date unknown. Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Fort McHenry 201k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) moored pierside during the 2016 Fleet Week celebration in New York City as a Coast Guard Aviation Rescue Team demonstrates their search and rescue operations during 2016 Fleet Week New York (FWNY). FWNY, now in its 28th year, is the city's time-honored celebration of the sea services. It is unparalleled opportunity for the surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsman, as well as witness firsthand the latest capabilities of today's maritime services. The weeklong celebration has been held nearly every year since 1984.
    US Navy photo # 160528-N-EB301-144 STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (May 28, 2016) by MC3 Matthew Young.
    Lee Wahler
    Fort McHenry 178k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) steams past the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD-24) (not shown) during the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 amphibious ready group and Marine expeditionary unit exercise (ARGMEUEX). The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are enhancing joint integration, lethality and collective capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team through joint planning and execution of challenging and realistic training scenarios. CSG-4 mentors, trains and assesses East Coast units preparing for future deployments.
    US Navy photo # 180823-N-HG389-0024 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 23, 2018) by MC2 Brandon Parker.
    Lee Wahler
    Fort McHenry 452k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) under way in the Atlantic Ocean during Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Exercise for The Kearsarge ARG and 22nd MEU.
    US Navy photo # 180902-N-JN023-0270 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 2, 2018) by MC2 Megan Anuci.
    Lee Wahler
    Fort McHenry 301k USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) departs Naval Station Mayport, FL., for a planned seven-month deployment as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), 12 December. The Kearsarge ARG is capable of performing expeditionary operations on remote shores in support of national policy.
    US Navy photo # 181212-N-DW182-177 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Dec. 12, 2018) by MC2 Devin Bowser.
    Lee Wahler
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    107k Sailors aboard USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) pass off the colors during the ship's decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, 27 March 2021. Fort McHenry will be decommissioned (Out of Commission in Reserve) after 33 years of service. Fort McHenry will be towed to Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility Philadelphia, PA.
    US Navy photo # 210327-N-GF955-1204 MAYPORT, Fla. (March 27, 2021) by MCSN Aaron Lau.
    Robert Haner
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    273k USNS Apache (T-ATF-172) tows the decommissioned USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43), 16 April 2021, from Naval Station Mayport, FL. to the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia, PA.
    US Navy photo # 210416-N-AC165-0020 MAYPORT Fl. (April 16 2021)
    Robert Hurst
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    72k The decommissioned USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) moored at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility Philadelphia, PA. in May 2021. Fort McHenry is tied up across the pier from the decommissioned aircraft carrier, USS John F. Kennedy (CV-69). Fort McHenry was decommissioned, 27 March 2021, at Naval Station Mayport, FL.. Photo by Rob Larson
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    201k The decommissioned USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) moored at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility Philadelphia, PA. 18 May 2021. Fort McHenry is tied up across the pier from the decommissioned aircraft carrier, USS John F. Kennedy (CV-69). Fort McHenry was decommissioned, 27 March 2021, at Naval Station Mayport, FL. Photo by ©John Curdy
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    96k The decommissioned USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) moored at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility Philadelphia, PA. 15 September 2022. Photo by John Hummel


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  • Command Operations Reports
  • USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) Historical Chronology

  • Commanding Officers
    01CDR. Rhodes, George Samuel, USN8 August 1987 - 29 August 1989
    02CDR. Haves, James A.29 August 1989 - 12 September 1991
    03CDR. Anderson, Thomas Jay, USN (USNA 1974)12 September 1991 - 9 June 1993
    04CDR. Webber, Charles Ferguson, USN9 June 1993 - 14 July 1995
    05CDR. Brannon, Michael William14 July 1995 - 3 March 1997
    06CDR. Federoff, Jack Alan3 March 1997 - 24 November 1998
    07CDR. Landolt, Richard Banks, USN :RADM24 November 1998 - 26 May 2000
    08CDR. Morford, Peter W. D.26 May 2000 - 12 December 2001
    09CDR. Jansen Sr., Adrian Johan, USN :RADM12 December 2001 - 4 August 2003
    10CDR. Weber, Mark Evans, USN (USNA 1985)4 August 2003 - 6 May 2005
    11CDR. Talaga, Michael Thomas6 May 2005 - 12 April 2006 (hull swap with LSD-46)
    12CDR. Scovill, Mark Henry12 April 2006 - 11 August 2006
    13CDR. Pompeo, Martin L. USN11 August 2006 - 23 February 2008
    14CDR. Shaw, Daniel Paul (Skip)23 February 2008 - 11 May 2009
    15CDR. Stopyra, Christopher Micha11 May 2009 - 10 December 2009
    16CAPT. Shaw, Daniel Paul (Skip)10 December 2009 - 22 December 2009 (temporary)
    17CDR. Moyer, Nathan J.22 December 2009 - 20 May 2011
    18CDR. Hartman, Galen Raymond (Ray)20 May 2011 - 19 November 2012
    19CDR. Kellum, Eric S., USN (USNA 1996)19 November 2012 - 23 May 2014
    20CDR. Ulmer, Thomas A., USN23 May 2014 - 13 November 2915
    21CDR. Johnson, Michael D., USN13 November 2015 - 12 May 2017
    22CDR. Zielinski, David M., USN12 May 2017 - 16 August 2018
    23CDR. Schmidt, Steven Lawrence, USN15 August 2018 - 22 November 2019
    24CDR. Fabrizio, Michael J., USN22 November 2019 - 27 March 2021
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