Portland, USS (LSD-37)

by David Tagg
Member 08-Apr-1988 to 20-May-2010

Build Type: Scratch

Era: 1945-

Length Range: 400-800 feet (122-244m)

Model Material: Wood

Model Type: Radio Controlled

Propulsion Type:

  • Fuel→ Diesel/Fuel Oil
  • Impeller→ Propeller
  • Engine→ Steam Turbine

Subject Type: Vessel→ Naval and Privateer→ Steel Navy→ Amphibious Assault

About the Vessel

Portland was an Anchorage-class dock landing ship built in 1970. Portland was decommissioned in 2003 sunk as a target during an exercise off the Virginia coast in 2004.

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