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built at

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, and commissioned in 1970.Friedman, pp. 619–620 ''Portland'' was decommissioned in 2003 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in 2004. It was sunk as a target during an exercise off the

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coast later that year. File:US Navy 030126-N-5027S-006 USS Portland (LSD-37).jpg

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USS Portland (LSD-37) page at Military.com
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