USS Tuscaloosa (LST-1187) was the ninth of the Newport-class tank landing ships of the United States Navy, which replaced the traditional bow door-design tank landing ships (LSTs).
A port bow view of the tank landing ship USS TUSCALOOSA (LST 1187) anchored off the Silver Strand, San Diego, California.140712-N-GO855-085..PEARL HARBOR (July 12, 2014) Ex-USS Tuscaloosa (LST 1187) is towed in preparation for a sink exercise (SINKEX) as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles E. White/Released)
The vessel was constructed by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California and was launched in 1969 and commissioned in 1970 and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The LST participated in the Vietnam War and was decommissioned in 1994. The ship was laid up until being sunk as a target ship during a sinking exercise in 2014. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tuscaloosa_(LST-1187)
