Allied Warships

USS San Marcos (LSD 25)

Dock landing ship of the Casa Grande class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDock landing ship
ClassCasa Grande 
PennantLSD 25 
Built byPhiladelphia Navy Yard (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down1 Sep 1944 
Launched10 Jan 1945 
Commissioned15 Apr 1945 
End service1 Jul 1971 
History

Decommissioned on 1 July 1971 and transferred to Spain the same day being renamed Galicia.
Decommissioned by the Spanish Navy in 1988 and sold to be broken up for scrap the following year.

 

Commands listed for USS San Marcos (LSD 25)

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1T/Cdr. Lee Adrian Ellis, USN15 Apr 194515 Mar 1946 (1)

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