Name USS Pensacola (LSD-38) Laid down 12 March 1969 Decommissioned 30 September 1999 Construction started 12 March 1969 Length 169 m | Awarded 25 February 1966 Commissioned 27 March 1971 Struck 30 September 1999 Launched 11 July 1970 Builder Fore River Shipyard | |
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USS Pensacola (LSD-38) was a Anchorage-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was the fourth Navy ship to be named for the naval town of Pensacola, Florida. She was built at Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts and commissioned in 1971.
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Operational history
In early 1995, the Commanding Officer of USS Pensacola was relieved because the preceding November, the ship had run aground off the East Coast. In 1995, while cruising in the Mediterranean, the ship suffered a major fuel leak, causing the ship to go to General Quarters. The fuel leak was repaired, and no one was injured. In 1996, USS Pensacola ran aground once again while en route to Newport, Rhode Island.
Transfer to the Republic of China
Pensacola was finally decommissioned in 1999, transferred to the Republic of China and redesignated ROCS Hsu Hai (LSD-193).