Navy Plans to Homeport 9 LSMs at Pearl Harbor

The U.S. Navy plans to homeport up to nine McClung-class medium landing ships at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to support the Marine Corps’ area denial and sensing operations across the Pacific. According to an environmental impact statement released last month by the sea service, the proposed homeporting f

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The U.S. Navy plans to homeport up to nine McClung-class medium landing ships at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to support the Marine Corps’ area denial and sensing operations across the Pacific. According to an environmental impact statement released last month by the sea service, the proposed homeporting facilities at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham include a concrete roll-on, roll-off (RORO) ramp at West Loch and modifications to existing berthing located at Wharf F12/F13 on Ford Island near the USS Utah memorial. At West Loch, the facilities will be used to embark and offload Marines and their equipment. The Ford Island wharf will

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