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ex-USS Shadwell |
Stennis Monterey Flight Support Det. Chesapeake Bay Det. ex-USS Shadwell |
The ex-USS Shadwell is a decommissioned United States Navy Landing Ship Dock that serves as the Navy's full-scale damage control research, development, test and evaluation platform. Moored in Mobile Bay, AL, the ex-USS Shadwell is regularly set ablaze in a controlled environment to further the safety of operational Navy and civilian shipboard fire fighting measures. |