MIB 1970 Zippo lighter USS ST.LOUIS LKA 116 VIETNAM RVN

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FREE 1st Class Shipping in the US.Check my store for other lighters. Mint in Box 1970 Zippo 2 sided lighter USS ST. LOUIS LKA-116.Really do not want to remove this from my Marine collection because this ship landed so many Marines and their equipment and supplies in Vietnam in1970 and latter (See some history below).So this is a genuine incountry Vietnam ship during 1970,her first year after being commissioned.The lighter is unused and has some very minor flea bite imperfections,a couple of which can be seen in the upper left of the side view piccture on close inspection.Back has the Gateway arch with alligator ships logo.Polished chrome is excellent and a new flint makes it work like new.Guaranteed or your bid and shipping returned.Check my feedback of 12 years with ebay an notice t are no unhappy buyers.If she does not sell I will put it in my collection even though I try to avoid ships that do not have Marine insignia or owner markings.This is also a commissioning or PLANK OWNER as this was her maiden voyage.Following commissioning, St. Louis was outfitted at Norfolk; and, on 3 February 1970, commenced trials. On 6 February, she was ready for sea and sailed for Long Beach, California , her home port. While en route, she conducted underway training for her crew, visited Fort Lauderdale, Florida , transited the Panama Canal and arrived at Long Beach on 28 February ready for two months of intensive training in battle organization and amphibious operations. St. Louis spent May and June in post-shakedown availability and the greater part of July in provisioning preparatory to her first deployment with the fleet. Late in July, she conducted her first dependents' cruise to familiarize the families of her crew members with her operations and capabilities. She got underway on 1 August with units of Amphibious Squadron 11 for Pearl Harbor . [ edit ] Vietnam St. Louis , with the squadron, reached Pearl Harbor on 6 August, refueled, and sailed on the 8th for Vietnam . On 16 August, she was detached to proceed to Subic Bay and finally rejoined her squadron at Danang on 21 August. After offloading Marines and their equipment, she then proceeded to Buckner Bay , Okinawa , returned to Long Beach to transport a World War II midget Japanese submarine to the submarine base at Pearl Harbor; and anchored again in Danang Harbor on 11 October. After completion of a large redeployment operation involving over 2,000 Marines and 22,000 tons of equipment in the Quang Nam province, St. Louis visited Hong Kong and then moved to Subic Bay in the Philippines to participate in large scale amphibious landing exercises during November and December. St. Louis completed the amphibious exercise in early January, spent 15 days in upkeep in Subic Bay, then headed north again for two months of shuttling men and cargo between Vietnam, Okinawa, and Japan . She departed from Yokosuka on 20 March 1971 and entered Long Beach on the 31st. After a month and a half stand down period in Long Beach and three more weeks of local operations and upkeep t, she returned to Vietnam, arriving in Danang on 24 June. She visited Hong Kong, 28 June to 3 July, then returned to Long Beach on 19 July. St. Louis remained on the west coast for the remainder of 1971 and for the first three months of 1972. During this period, she was engaged in refresher training, amphibious exercises, and upkeep. [ edit ] Mid 1970s On 31 March 1972, St. Louis headed out of Long Beach Naval Shipyard back to the picket line off the coast of South Vietnam, participating in the defense of Quang Tri during the Easter Offensive on 24 May 1972. The St. Louis offloaded South Vietnamese Marines and US Navy SEAL squads during this assault, earning a campaign star, and later, in the 1990s, the Combat Action Ribbon. After seven months of transporting men and cargo between various bases in the western Pacific , she returned to Long Beach on Veterans' Day 1972. She spent the rest of 1972 and all of 1973 on the west coast. She visited Acapulco , Mexic... read more

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