USS Peoria (LST-1183)

USS Peoria (LST-1183) was a Newport-class tank landing ship commissioned by the United States Navy in 1970. Designed for rapid deployment of tanks, vehicles, and troops, she played a key logistical role in amphibious operations, including deployments during the Vietnam War and numerous exercises in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Throughout her service, Peoria supported humanitarian missions, such as the evacuation of Saigon during Operation Frequent Wind in 1975. After over two decades of service, she was decommissioned in 1994 and later expended as a target during naval exercises.