Amphibious Transport Dock

LPD 6   -   USS Duluth

 

 

 

USS Duluth (LPD 6)

US Navy photo

Type, Class:

 

Amphibious Transport Dock; Austin - class;

Builder:

 

New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York, USA

STATUS:

 

Awarded:

Laid down: December 18, 1963

Launched: August 14, 1965

Commissioned: December 16, 1965

Decommissioned: September 28, 2005 at Naval Station San Diego, California.

Fate: current disposition: retained for logistics support.

Homeport:

 

-

Namesake:

 

 

> see history, below;

Ship's Motto:

 

FORTITER IN RE  ‘bold in action’

Technical Data:

(Measures, Propulsion,

Armament, Aviation, etc.)

 

see: INFO > Amphibious Transport Dock / Austin - class

 

ship images

 

Photo credits: US Navy, US Naval Historical Center

 

Namesake & History:

 

 

USS Duluth (LPD 6):

 

 

 

patches

 

 

 

 

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