She returned to the United States on 26 July 2003. She deployed with six other ships from San Diego, CA on 17 January 2003: USS Bonhomme Richard, USS Anchorage, USS Cleveland, USS Comstock, USS Dubuque, and USS Pearl Harbor. This was a six-month deployment in direct support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
In 2003, as a result of the impending war and need for troops in Iraq, Boxer found herself deploying yet again, this time six months ahead of schedule. She visited Singapore, Thailand, Guam, Jebel Ali, Bahrain, and Jordan, returning to the United States on 14 September 2001, just days after the attacks of 11 September 2001. Boxer also participated in RIMPAC the following year, then on 5 December 1998 deployed again to the Western Pacific.īoxer deployed again to the Western Pacific, Persian Gulf and Red Sea on 14 March 2001 in support of Operation Northern Watch. She immediately left for San Diego, California via the Panama Canal, and although she was designed to fit the Canal, her bridge wing and other smaller components were sheared off in the transit.Īfter minor repairs and system checkout, Boxer deployed to the Western Pacific 24 March 1997 to 24 September 1997, along with Ogden and Fort Fisher, and visited many foreign ports of call. USS Boxer in port in San Diego, August 2013īoxer was constructed at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, launched 13 August 1993, and commissioned 11 February 1995. USS Boxer (LHD-4) arriving at Hong Kong-01 2011
USS BOXER SHIP FULL
USS Boxer (LHD-4) in San Diego with a full deck of aircraft, just before its 2003 deployment to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the original HMS Boxer, which had been captured from the British during the War of 1812. The USS Boxer (LHD-4) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy. USS Boxer in the Persian Gulf, CH-53 in foreground
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