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Acadia (AD-42) was a Yellowstone-class destroyer tender in the service of the United States Navy, named after Acadia National Park.She was inactive and in reserve after her 1994 decommissioning at Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, under maintenance category B, until sunk off Guam during a live-fire training exercise (Valiant Shield) on 20 September 2010.
The USS ACADIA (AD-42), a Yellowstone-class destroyer tender, was commissioned on 6 JUN 1981. Built by the National Steel and Shipbuilding of San Diego, USS ACADIA was homeported in San Diego after commissioning. ACADIA was commissioned into the era of standing US Naval presence in the Persian gulf.
Jul 12, 2022 · Acadia (AD-42) was a mobile repair facility for the Pacific Fleet from 1981 to 2007. She made two deployments to the Orient and the Indian Ocean, and participated in the rescue of the crew of the Stark (FFG-31) after an Iraqi attack.
USS Acadia (AD 42) Named after the National Park in the state of Maine, a scenic, rugged coastal area on Mount Desert Island and the most prominent elevation on the eastern seaboard, the USS ACADIA was the second YELLOWSTONE - class destroyer tender. Decommissioned on December 16, 1994, and stricken from the Navy list on December 13, 2007, the ...
Dec 13, 2021 · 09034208. 151k. Homecoming, USS Acadia (AD-42) returns to San Diego, 24 April 1991, following her deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. US Navy photo by JOSN Mark Burton now in the collections of the US National Archives. Yu Chu. 09034213.
The class consists of USS YELLOWSTONE (AD-41), USS ACADIA (AD-42), USS CAPE COD (AD-43) and USS SHENANDOAH (AD-44). The keel was laid on Valentin* Day. 1978. On July 28 of the following year, Mrs. Ardis Bryan launched AD-42 with a bottle of champagne, christening her "ACADIA". Her namesake, Acadia National park, is located on Maine's Mount
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USS Acadia (AD-42) was a Yellowstone-class destroyer tender in the service of the United States Navy, named after Acadia National Park.She was inactive and in reserve after her 1994 decommissioning at Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii under Maintenance Category B, until sunk off Guam during a live fire training exercise Valiant Shield on 20 September 2010.
