Talk:USS Tarawa (LHA-1)

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Laid down 1971 or 1972 ?

One site says 1971 and the other 1972, so is the article here. Whats right and whats wrong ? --Denniss 01:48, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

History since early 90s?

Their main site's history page doesn't even mention Desrt Strike in '94 or anything since the shipyard period. Surely there's more? *I* was aboard from '94-'97, and we didn't just sit there. 71.137.21.84 21:36, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

that was me: --Scix 02:51, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Post 2000?

I was on her in 2000-2001 with the 13th MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit). We gave humanitarian aid (passed out food, painted a few buildings, and put in athletic/sport recreation facilities) to the natives of East Timor, and responded the the USS Cole Bombing. During the Cole response, we took on the crew of the USS Cole, DIA & FBI agents (due to the Yemenese paper publishing the actual hotel and room #'s the FBI were staying in). We cleaned up the mess associated with the USS Cole (bodies on ocean floor, identifying body parts for burial, make the USS Cole semi-operable). After some time (not sure how long) the Cole was tugged out to the Marlin and transported for repair. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.179.8.41 (talk • contribs) 15:21, 29 November 2006