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Name

Is this really named for Portland, Maine and Portland, Oregon? I'd like to see a citation for that. Katr67 22:07, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The citation is on the crest/logo for the ship. Notice that both cities are highlighted.

Tom Bont USS Portland Sailor 1983-1987—Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.112.31.217 (talk) 20:26, 10 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Coordinates

Nice to see a location is attached to this article ... about a ship. I just took a look at some fish. Flex Flint (talk) 10:27, 15 January 2008 (UTC) Google earth lists the location as 34 55 40 17 N 70 14 55 39 W and at -16151 FT depth ```` —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fireupyours2 (talk • contribs) 09:14, 19 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]