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Amphibious Transport Dock
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LPD 8 -
USS Dubuque
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USS Dubuque (LPD 8)
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US Navy photo
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Type,
Class:
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Amphibious Transport Dock;
Austin (Cleveland) - class;
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Builder:
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Ingalls Shipbuilding,
Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA
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STATUS:
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Awarded:
Laid down:
January 25, 1965
Launched:
August 6, 1966
Commissioned: September 1, 1967
ACTIVE
UNIT / in service (Pacific Fleet)
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Homeport:
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San Diego, California
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Namesake:
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> see history, below;
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Ship's
Motto:
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OUR COUNTRY, HERITAGE AND
FUTURE
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Technical Data:
(Measures, Propulsion,
Armament,
Aviation, etc.)
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see: INFO >
Amphibious Transport Dock / Austin - class
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ship
images
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Photo credits: US Navy, US Naval
Historical Center
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Namesake
& History:
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USS Dubuque
(LPD 8):
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patches
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>> seaforces.org
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