Wednesday, September 8, 2021

U.S. Warships, USS Green Bay (LPD-20)-- Part 3: The Second Ship with the Name

The amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD-20) and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force amphibious transport ship JS Kunisaki (LST-4003) sail in formation during a training exercise with other U.S. Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force warships.

The Green Bay is underway conducting routine operations as part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations

The Green Bay is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport  dock ship.

The Green Bay is the second  ship in the U.S. Navy to have that name.  The first was  the USS Green Bay (PG-101) launched in 1969 and transferred to the Hellenic Navy (Greece) and renamed the Tolmi (P-229) in 1989.

--Cooter


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