USS Fairfax County (LST-1193)
- USS Fairfax County (LST-1193)
USS "Fairfax County" (LST-1193) was a United States Navy "Newport" class tank landing ship.
"Fairfax County" (LST-1193) was named for a county in Virginia. She was laid down on 28 March 1970 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company; launched on 19 December 1970; sponsored by Mrs. James W. O'Grady; and commissioned on 16 October 1971, Comdr. John F. Neese in command.
Following commissioning, "Fairfax County" transited the Panama Canal to her new home port, Little Creek, Va., where she was assigned to the Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet. Into 1980, the tank landing ship alternated amphibious training operations along the east coast of the United States and in the Caribbean with regular, extended deployments to the Mediterranean.
Fate
"Fairfax County" was decommissioned and struck August 17 1994. She was disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, cash sale, ex-US fleet hull foreign military sale case number assigned, to Australia as HMAS|Manoora|L 52 on September 27 1994.
References
*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/f1/fairfax_countylst-1193.htm
*NVR|http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/LST1193.htm
External links
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/161193.htm NavSource]
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