USS White Plains

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Accession NumberP484Title (extended title only)Plaque - USS White PlainsDescriptionUSS White Plains – AFS4 Combat Stores Ship – Large wooden plaque with raised circular black and gold metallic plate – Also gold presentation plate with inscription ‘Presented in Honor of White Plains (AFS-4) visit to Fremantle 31st Mar to 6th April 1989
DateBetween 31st March 1989 and 6th April 1989ProvenanceUSS White Plains (AFS-4) was a Mars-class combat stores ship in service with the United States Navy from 1968 to 1995. She was sunk as a target in 2002. White Plains was named after the city of White Plains, New York, scene of the Battle of White Plains during the American Revolutionary War. The ship was laid down on 2 October 1965 by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego. She was launched on 26 July 1966, sponsored by Mrs. Bob Wilson, and commissioned at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard at Long Beach, California, on 23 November 1968. The ship served in Vietnam, the Pacific Ocean, Indian ocean and Persian Gulf area of operations.
White Plains was decommissioned on 17 April 1995 and was finally sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean.Relevance to the CityUSS White Plains visited the City of Fremantle on a few occasions in particular on April/May 1989 when this plaque was gifted to the City by the Ship’s Captain.

SubjectUnited States NavyCollectionCivic Collection

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