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USS Schenectady
(LST-1185)
13 June 1970 - 23 Nov 2004
USS Schenectady met an ignominious end, off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. US Air Force B-52's dropped guided bombs on the decommissioned LST, one of which completely destroyed the ship. The seventh ship in the Newport class of Tank Landing Ships, the USS Schenectady served as a target of a recently developed air-to-surface/moving target guided bomb. News footage shows a single hit completely destroying ship. The final resting place of the Schenectady will prove to be a productive artificial reef where none existed before. As a diver on artificial reefs, I will long remember the names and histories of the ships I dove upon more than those who met their fate at the end of a welder's torch. The Schenectady was a great lady in her time. Hopefully, much was learned during her final service as a target. Shipmates probably feel she deserved a kinder fate but her service was honorable.
Courtesy of Mike Smolinski
Courtesy of Mike Smolinski
Courtesy of Chuck Case-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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A Seed Sprouts - a response from school children Liberty - port visits Design and Construction Stage - keel laying Liberty - a girl in every port Commissioning and Plank Owners The Crew Album - 30+ years later The Ship - a portrait Operation Resultant Fury-the end The Ship Album - specs and stuff Epilogue and Movies The Ship - through the eyes of the crew In Memoriam The Commanding Officers Album Reunion Planning The Ship's Officers Album Reunion-2008 The Crew Album - cruise book photos What Is A Sailor?
This page was erected to pay tribute to a great ship
that met a brave end. It continues to acknowledge the
officers and crew, their lives and times and will serve
as a place to share the good times and the memories.
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