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The third USS ''Cayuga'' (LST-1186) was a ''Newport''-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. She was named after a county in New York. == History == ''Cayuga'' was laid down on 28 September 1968 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel & Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 12 July 1969; sponsored by Mrs. Luther C. Heinz, wife of Vice Admiral Luther C. Heinz, Commander of Amphibious Forces, Atlantic; and commissioned on 8 August 1970, Commander William T. Hollenbach in command. Following commissioning, ''Cayuga'' was assigned to the Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet, with her home port at Long Beach, California. She alternated amphibious training operations along the west coast of the United States with regular, extended deployments to the Far East. ''Cayuga'' earned two battle stars for Vietnam service. In May 1972, ''Cayuga'', , , and were part of Operation Song Than 6-72, an amphibious landing of Marines in support of the defense of Huế City. ''Cayuga'' and ''Duluth'' were fired on by NVA artillery during the assault on 24 May 1972. and other gun fire support ships silenced the opposing guns. ''Cayuga'' received a Combat Action Ribbon for the incident.〔 In 1976, ''Cayuga'' was filmed portraying a rescue ship in the disaster films ''Airport '77'' (1977) and ''Gray Lady Down'' (1978).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= LST-1186 )〕 In 1981, ''Cayuga'' rescued Vietnamese boat people / refugees receiving the Humanitarian Service Medal.〔 In May of 1983, ''Cayuga'' participated in a Marine Amphibious Battalion Landing Exercise (MABLEX) transporting Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines as part of a beach assault and simulated civilian evacuation training exercise. ''Cayuga'' and Amphibious Squadron 5 (PHIBRON 5) participated in Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1990 / 1991. ''Cayuga'' became part of Naval Battle Force, Somalia, under Rear Admiral Arthur K. Cebrowski, in October–November 1993. Other elements of the force included USS America, USS Simpson, , USS Denver (LPD 9), USS Comstock (LSD 45), and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. ''Cayuga'' received the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and a Meritorious Unit Commendation for Somalia related operations from 18 October 1993 to 1 February 1994.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Cayuga (LST-1186)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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