USS El Paso (LKA-117)
USS El Paso (LKA-117) after the addition of Phalanx CIWS | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS El Paso |
| Namesake | El Paso, Texas |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. |
| Laid down | Oct. 22, 1968 |
| Launched | May 17, 1969 |
| Commissioned | Jan. 17, 1970 |
| Decommissioned | April 21, 1994 |
| Stricken | Aug. 31, 2015 |
| Homeport | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Nickname(s) | El Barco Magnifico |
| Status | Undergoing scrapping |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 8,368 DWT |
| Displacement | 18,600 tons (full load) |
| Length | 575 ft 6 in (175.41 m) |
| Beam | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Draft | 25 ft 5 in (7.75 m) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 9 × landing craft |
| Complement | 36 officers, 375 enlisted |
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USS El Paso (AKA-117/LKA-117) is a Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship named after the city of El Paso, Texas. She served as a commissioned ship for 24 years and three months.