Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - USS Frederick decommissions

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Oct. 05, 2002) A tugboat is positioned to move USS Frederick (LST 1184) to a temporary location with other inactive ships in Pearl Harbor immediately following the ship's decommissioning ceremony. In 33 years of distinguished Naval service, Frederick made over sixteen major deployments to the Western Pacific and Far East including the South Vietnam withdrawal operations in 1970, the refugee evacuations of 1974, humanitarian assistance to Bangladesh, Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm in 1990-1991, Operation Sea Angel in 1991, and Operation Restore Hope in Somalia in 1994. The sixth of twenty Newport Class Tank Landing Ships, USS Frederick was the last LST in commission, and marks the end of the LST era that began during World War II. More than 1,000 LSTs were built by American shipyards, making it the most mass-produced ship in Naval history. Frederick is slated to continue service in the Mexican Navy. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Casey L. James. File# 021005-N-5467C-006