USS CLEVELAND (LPD-7)

USS Cleveland (LPD-7) was an Austin-class amphibious transport dock commissioned into the United States Navy on April 21, 1967. Throughout her service, she participated in key operations, including troop and equipment transport during the Vietnam War and humanitarian missions such as Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of Saigon in 1975. USS Cleveland also took part in numerous training exercises, joint operations, and disaster relief efforts across the Pacific and Indian Oceans. After over four decades of distinguished service, she was decommissioned on September 30, 2011.