USS ''Pensacola'' (LSD-38) was an of the

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. She was the fourth Navy ship to be named for the naval town of

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. She was built at

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, and commissioned in 1971.

Operational history

In early 1995, the Commanding Officer of USS ''Pensacola'' was relieved because the preceding November, the ship had run aground off the

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. In 1995, while cruising in the

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, the ship suffered a major fuel leak, causing the ship to go to

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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

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. During the 1996 deployment, assisted in the non-combatant evacuation of Albania. During 1999 deployment stood guard during the events that lead to the invasion of Kosovo.

Transfer to the Republic of China in Taiwan

''Pensacola'' was finally decommissioned in 1999, transferred to the

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(ROCN) in

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and redesignated ROCS ''Hsu Hai'' (LSD-193).

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pensacola (LSD-38) Anchorage-class dock landing ships Ships built in Quincy, Massachusetts 1970 ships Cold War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Republic of China Navy Amphibious warfare vessels of the Republic of China Navy Amphibious warfare vessels of the Republic of China