USS Willamette (AO-180) - Wikipedia
2021-8-31 · History Commissioning. The contract for Willamette was awarded on 11 April 1978 to Avondale Shipyards Inc in New Orleans.On 18 July 1981, the ship was launched in a unique sideways fashion into the Mississippi River at Avondale Shipyards, Louisiana. Admiral William J. Crowe, Jr., USN, Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces, Europe, was the principal speaker at the ceremony and his wife, …
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