Accession NumberP430Title (extended title only)USS White PlainsDescriptionWooden plaque with a raised rounded brass plate with US Navy ship USS White Plains Combat Stores Ship – AF3-4 – motif – Faded inscription plate – Presented to John A Cattalini Mayor of Fremantle from The Officer Commanding USS White Plains 18th July 1986 Date18th July 1986ProvenanceUSS 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 during the Vietnam Conflict and also saw much service in the Pacific, Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf theatres.
White Plains was decommissioned on 17 April 1995 and was finally sunk as a target in the Pacific Ocean at 22°55′00.9″N 160°10′00.3″W, during the RIMPAC 02 exercise in waters 2,570 fathoms (15,420 feet; 4,700 meters) deep.
Photo below from Fremantle PortsRelevance to the CityShows the long-term relationship Fremantle has with the United States Navy – The ship visited Fremantle in the period of 1985-86
