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USS Saipan
Two ships of the
United States Navy
have been named
USS
Saipan
, after the island of
Saipan
, one of the
Northern Mariana Islands
that was a scene of heavy fighting in
World War II
.
The first
Saipan
(CVL-48)
was commissioned as a
light aircraft carrier
in
1946
, converted to the command ship
Arlington
(AGMR-2) and recommissioned in
1966
, serving until
1970
.
The second
Saipan
(LHA-2) is an
amphibious assault ship
commissioned in
1977
and on active service
as of 2003
.