USS White Plains (AFS-4)

White Plains in 1984
History
United States
NameUSS White Plains
NamesakeWhite Plains, New York
BuilderNational Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego
Laid down2 October 1965
Launched26 July 1966
Sponsored byMrs. Bob Wilson
Commissioned23 November 1968
Decommissioned17 April 1995
Stricken24 August 1995
Nickname(s)"The Orient Express"
FateSunk as target 8 July 2002
General characteristics
Class & typeMars-class combat stores ship
Displacement17,500 long tons (17,781 t) full load
Length581 ft (177.1 m)
Beam79 ft (24.1 m)
Draft25 ft (7.6 m)
Propulsion
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Complement42 Commissioned officers and 445 enlisted personnel
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters

USS White Plains (AFS-4) was a Mars-class combat stores ship in service with the United States Navy from 1968 to 1995. She was sunk as a target in 2002.

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