Latest News About Uss Cleveland (Lpd-7)

Updated 2026-05-09 16:01

Direct answer: USS Cleveland (LPD-7) was decommissioned in 2011 and later sunk as a target in 2024 during live-fire exercises.

Details:

Decommissioning: The ship completed 44 years of service and was decommissioned at San Diego on September 30, 2011, after Pacific Partnership 2011 and related final missions.[5][10]
Inactive status: After decommissioning, Cleveland was moved to Hawaii for inactive reserve status.[5]
Sunk as a target: The vessel was sunk as a target during Valiant Shield 2024 in the north Pacific, using a PrSM Increment 2 anti-ship ballistic missile, in coordination with allied forces.[7]

Notes:

The Cleveland belonged to the Austin-class of amphibious transport docks, with a long service history including multiple deployments and notable aid/disaster relief missions.[4][5]
If you’d like, I can pull a concise timeline of key milestones (commissioning, major deployments, decommissioning, sinking) with dates.

Sources

USS Cleveland (LPD 7) history

USS Cleveland history

www.uscarriers.net

USS Cleveland Decommissions After 44 Years of Service

Former crew members, family and friends gathered Sept. 30 to celebrate 44 year of service.

www.cpf.navy.mil

LPD-7 (1967-2011) - USS Cleveland Legacy Foundationwww.usscleveland.org › lpd-7-1967-2011

Austin Class Amphibious Transport Dock Displacement: 9734 tons light, 17326 tons full, 7592 tons deadLength: 173.7 m (570 ft) overall, 167 meters (548 ft) waterlineBeam: 30.4 m (100 ft) extreme, 25.6 meters (84 ft) waterlineDraught: 6.7 m (22 ft) maximum, 7 meters (23 ft) limitSpeed: 21 knots (24 mph; 39 km/h)Complement: 164 officers, 396 enlisted, 840 troops, 90 flag staffArmament: Initially: 4 x 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber AA guns2 x 25 mm Mk 38 chain guns2 x Phalanx CIWS8 x .50-caliber machine...

www.usscleveland.org

USS Cleveland (LPD 7) history - U.S. Carriers