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USS Pensacola (LSD-38)
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USS Pensacola (LSD-38) was a of the United States Navy
United States Navy
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. She was the fourth Navy ship to be named for the naval town of Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the county seat of Escambia County, Florida, United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,255 and as of 2009, the estimated population was 53,752...
. She was built at General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division in Quincy, Massachusetts
Quincy, Massachusetts
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and commissioned in 1971.
In early 1995, the Commanding Officer of USS Pensacola was relieved because the preceding November, the ship had run aground off the East Coast
East Coast of the United States
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. In 1995, while cruising in the Mediterranean, the ship suffered a major fuel leak, causing the ship to go to General Quarters
General quarters
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. 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
Newport, Rhode Island
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. Pensacola was finally decommissioned in 1999, transferred to Taiwan and redesignated ROCS Hsu Hai (LSD-193).