USS Peoria (LST-1183)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Peoria.

Career
Namesake:	Peoria, Illinois
Ordered:	July 15, 1966
Builder:	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
Laid down:	February 24, 1968
Launched:	November 23, 1968
Acquired:	January 1, 1970
Commissioned:	February 21, 1970
Decommissioned:	January 28, 1994
Fate:	Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise, July 12, 2004
General characteristics
Class and type:	Newport class tank landing ship
Displacement:	5,190 long tons (5,273.3 t) (light), 8,792 long tons (8,933.1 t) (full)
Length:	522 ft (159.1 m) overall, 500 ft (152.4 m) at the waterline.
Beam:	70 ft (21.3 m)
Draft:	19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion:	6 diesel engines, 16,000 brake horsepower, two shafts, Twin Controllable Pitch Screws Bow Thruster - Single Screw, Controllable Pitch,
Speed:	20+ knots (37+ km/h)
Troops:	Marine detachment:360 plus 40 surge
Complement:	14 officers, 210 enlisted
Motto:	Ducimus We lead

USS Peoria was a Newport class tank landing ship in commission in the United States Navy from 1970 to 1994, and sunk as a target in 2004 near Hawaii.

In April 1975, Peoria participated in Operation Eagle Pull, the evacuation of Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of Saigon, Vietnam.

In October 1979 Peoria embarked on a WESTPAC cruise to the Philippines, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan--returning to San Diego the following June.^{[citation needed]} Shortly thereafter went into overhaul at Todd Shipyard in Alameda, CA. Departed San Diego again in Oct. 1980 on another WESTPAC. It was affectionately called the "P Boat" by crewmembers.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.