USS Vancouver

USS Vancouver (LPD-2) was an Austin-class amphibious transport dock commissioned by the United States Navy in 1963. During the Vietnam War, she played a vital role in amphibious operations, troop transport, and support missions, participating in multiple campaigns and earning several battle stars. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, USS Vancouver continued to serve in the Pacific, taking part in exercises, humanitarian missions, and deployments that reinforced U.S. presence in the region. She was decommissioned in 1992, having served nearly three decades as a key asset in the Navy's amphibious fleet.