Description: This is a great looking US NAVY - USS PONCE (LPD-15) commemorative challenge coin. Coin has reeded edges and is about 1 9/16" in diameter. Front side of coin is printed and colorized while the rear side is raised lettering and gold plated. Coin is contained in an acrylic air tight holder.USS Ponce (formerly LPD-15), is an Austin-class amphibian transport dock of the United States Navy, Commissioned in 1971, she spent most of her life based on the East Coast and operating in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, serving in Operation Desert Shield and supporting US operations in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. It was intended that she would be decommissioned in 2012, but she gained a reprieve to be converted at short notice into a testbed for the Afloat Forward Staging Base concept, in which she would act as a base for mine-sweeping MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters in the Persian Gulf. Since the conversion, she has been used to test other ideas and technologies, such as the Laser Weapon System and operating US Army attack helicopters at sea. Ordered:17 May 1965Builder:Lockheed shipbuilding Laid down:31 October 1966Launched:20 May 1970Commissioned:10 July 1971Homeport:Norfolk, Virginia Status:in active service, as of 2016Badge: *COMBINED SHIPPING AVAILABLE* For combined shipping place all items in cart then purchase all items together from cart for 1 combined shipping charge...
Price: 14.99 USD
Location: New Braunfels, Texas
End Time: 2025-01-28T04:38:24.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Featured Refinements: Navy Challenge Coin
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: China
Theme: Militaria
Time Period Manufactured: 2001-Now
