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USS MOBILE was the third CHARLESTON - class amphibious cargo ship and the fourth ship in the Navy named after the city in Alabama. Initially laid down as AKA 115, MOBILE was redesignated as LKA 115 on January 1, 1969. Decommissioned on February 4, 1994, the MOBILE was subsequently berthed at the Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility at Philadelphia, where she was held in reserve to make her available in the case of a military emergency. Stricken from the Navy list on August 15, 2015, the ship was later sold for scrapping. She arrived under tow at Brownsville, Tx., in mid-October 2023, and was subsequently broken-up.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: June 11, 1965 |
| Keel laid: January 15, 1968 | |
| Launched: October 19, 1968 | |
| Commissioned: September 29, 1969 | |
| Decommissioned: February 4, 1994 | |
| Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va. | |
| Propulsion system: two boilers, one geared turbine, one propeller shaft, 22,000 shaft horsepower | |
| Propellers: one | |
| Length: 575.5 feet (175.4 meters) | |
| Beam: 82 feet (25 meters) | |
| Draft: 25.6 feet (7.8 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 18,700 tons full load | |
| Speed: 20+ knots | |
| Aircraft: helicopter platform only | |
| Boats: 4 LCM-8, 4 LCM-6, 2 LCVP and 2 LCP | |
| Armament: two 20mm | |
| Crew: Ship: 22 officers and 334 enlisted USMC: 15 officers and 211 enlisted |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS MOBILE. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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The photos below were taken by me on November 7, 2008, and show the MOBILE laid up at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
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The photos below were taken by me on October 26, 2010, and show the MOBILE still laid up at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
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The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows the MOBILE laid up at the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on October 7, 2018.
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The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows the MOBILE laid up at the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on May 27, 2022.
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