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LPD 9 -
USS Denver
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USS Denver (LPD 9)
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Type,
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Awarded: Laid down:
February 7, 1964 Launched:
January 23, 1965 Commissioned: October 26, 1968 ACTIVE
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Homeport:
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forward deployed at Sasebo, Japan
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Namesake:
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A MILE HIGH – A MILE AHEAD |
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(Measures, Propulsion, Armament,
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Photo credits: US Navy, US Naval
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