Dock Landing Ship
LSD 22 - USS Fort Marion
USS Fort Marion (LSD 22)			US Navy photo
Type, Class:		Dock Landing Ship; Casa Grande - class;
Builder:		Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., Chickasaw, Alabama
STATUS:		Laid down: unk. Launched: May 22, 1945 Commissioned: January 29, 1946 Decommissioned: February 13, 1970 Struck from the Naval Register, October 31, 1974 Sold to the Republic of China, April 15, 1977, renamed ROCS Chen Hai (LSD-192). Decommissioned by the Republic of China Navy in May 1999. Final Disposition: sunk as an artificial reef, December 9, 2000.
Homeport:		-
Namesake:		> see history, below;
Ship's Motto:		-
Technical Data: (Measures, Propulsion, Armament, Aviation, etc.)		see: INFO > Dock Landing Ship / Casa Grande - class
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Photo credits: US Navy, US Naval Historical Center
Namesake & History:
USS Fort Marion (LSD 22):
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