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U.S.S. DULUTH
(LPD-6)FORTITER IN RE
(BOLD IN ACTION)
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The USS DULUTH (LPD-6), an Austin class amphibious transport dock, was commissioned on 18 DEC 1965. USS DULUTH was the third, and last, of the "Austins" built at the New York Naval shipyard in Brooklyn, NY. After commissioning she steamed for her new hompeport of San Diego and then on to the Western Pacific and Vietnamese waters. DULUTH deployed five time to Vietnam, the last, assisting with Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of Saigon. A sample of latter deployments: Beruit, Lebanon during their Civil War in 1983, assisting with the Exxon Valdez Oil spill in 1989, the evacuation of Somalia in 1994. Whether tasked with a routine or contingency operation, USS DULUTH performed per her motto, "Fortiter In Re (Bold in Action)". USS DULUTH served her country for 39 years, 9 months and 25 days, until decommissioned on 13 OCT 2005. After decommissioning DULUTH was assigned to the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility - Pearl Harbor.
The USS DULUTH (LPD-6) deployment history and significant events of her service career follow:
LPD-6 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEC | 1963 | - | Keel Date: 18 DEC 1963 | ||
| AUG | 1965 | - | Launch Date: 14 AUG 1965 | ||
| DEC | 1965 | - | Commissioned: 18 DEC 1965 | ||
| APR | 1967 | - | NOV | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| APR | 1967 | - | DEC | 1967 | West Pac |
| MAY | 1967 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 MAY 1967 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1967 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 MAY 1967 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1967 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 MAY 1967 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1968 | - | MAR | 1970 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| OCT | 1968 | - | DEC | 1970 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1969 | - | DEC | 1970 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| FEB | 1969 | - | AUG | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JUL | 1969 | - | NOV | 1969 | Regular Overhaul |
| NOV | 1969 | - | NOV | 1970 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAY | 1970 | - | NOV | 1971 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| AUG | 1970 | - | SEP | 1970 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1971 | - | APR | 1971 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1971 | - | Shellback Initiation - 2 JAN 1971 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1971 | - | Shellback Initiation - 19 JUL 1971 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1971 | - | MAR | 1972 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| OCT | 1971 | - | AUG | 1972 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| FEB | 1972 | - | Shellback Initiation - 9 FEB 1972 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1972 | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 MAR 1972 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1972 | - | MAY | 1972 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAY | 1972 | - | MAY | 1972 | Operation Song Thanh- 24 May 72 |
| NOV | 1972 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 NOV 1972 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1973 | - | DEC | 1974 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JUN | 1973 | - | JAN | 1974 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1975 | - | JUL | 1975 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| APR | 1975 | - | MAY | 1975 | Operation Frequent Wind |
| APR | 1975 | - | MAY | 1975 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| SEP | 1976 | - | JAN | 1977 | West Pac |
| SEP | 1977 | - | APR | 1978 | West Pac |
| JUL | 1979 | - | FEB | 1980 | West Pac |
| OCT | 1979 | - | Shellback Initiation - 12 OCT 1979 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1981 | - | MAY | 1982 | West Pac |
| DEC | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 DEC 1981 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| DEC | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 DEC 1981 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| DEC | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 DEC 1981 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1983 | - | NOV | 1983 | WES PAC and contigency operations Beriut Lebanon |
| MAY | 1983 | - | OCT | 1983 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| MAY | 1983 | - | NOV | 1983 | West Pac and Contingency Operations - Beruit Lebanon |
| AUG | 1983 | - | Shellback Initiation - 28 AUG 1983 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1983 | - | Shellback Initiation - 28 AUG 1983 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1984 | - | MAY | 1985 | West Pac |
| JUN | 1987 | - | DEC | 1987 | West Pac |
| AUG | 1987 | - | Shellback Initiation - 17 AUG 1987 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1989 | - | JAN | 1990 | West Pac |
| APR | 1989 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 APR 1989 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| APR | 1989 | - | Shellback Initiation - 27 APR 1989 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1991 | - | JUL | 1991 | Desert Storm |
| JAN | 1992 | - | JUN | 1992 | West Pac |
| FEB | 1994 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 FEB 1994 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| APR | 1996 | - | AUG | 1996 | West Pac - Indian Ocean - Operation Return Ox |
| JUL | 1998 | - | DEC | 1998 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| AUG | 2000 | - | FEB | 2001 | West Pac |
| AUG | 2000 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 AUG 2000 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| FEB | 2003 | - | JUL | 2003 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| DEC | 2004 | - | JUN | 2005 | West Pac |
| OCT | 2005 | - | Decommissioned: 13 OCT 2005 | ||
LPD-6 General Specifications
Class: Austin class amphibious transport dock
Named for: Duluth
Complement: 101 Officers and 1337 Enlisted
Displacement: 9079 tons
Length: 567 feet
Beam: 108 feet
Flank Speed: 20 knots
Final Disposition: Stricken to be disposed of retain as logistics support asset
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