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LPD-1 Raleigh

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign: November - Quebec - Charlie - Echo
R/T Call Sign: Magill
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon - Navy Unit Commendation
Second Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Expeditionary Service Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - Southwest Asia Campaign Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal
Raleigh Class Amphibious Transport Dock
  • Laid down, 23 June 1960, at New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Launched, 17 March 1962
  • Commissioned USS Raleigh (LPD-1), 8 September 1962, Capt. A. W. Whitney in command
  • Decommissioned, 13 December 1991
  • Struck from Naval Register, 25 January 1992
  • Final Disposition, disposed of as a target 4 December 1994
    Specifications:
    Displacement 8,650 t.(lt) 14,113 t.(fl)
    Length 522 '
    Beam 100'
    Draft 23'
    Speed 20 kts.
    Complement 436
    Troop Accommodations 1,000
    Armament four 3"/50 guns
    Propulsion 2 Boilers, 2 Geared Turbines, 2 Shafts, 24,000 Shaft Horsepower
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    Raleigh 94k Raleigh (LPD-1) in the Chesapeake Bay, August 1964. © Richard Leonhardt
    Raleigh 59k Raleigh (LPD-1) in the Chesapeake Bay, August 1964. © Richard Leonhardt
    Raleigh 61k Raleigh (LPD-1) at anchor, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 Robert Hurst
    Raleigh 85k Raleigh (LPD-1) at Barcelona, Spain, 27 December 1981, with Barnstable County (LST 1197) alongside outboard. Photo by Fabio Peņa
    Raleigh 85k Raleigh (LPD-1) at Barcelona, Spain, 27 December 1981, with Barnstable County (LST 1197) alongside outboard. The stern door gave access to a docking well 168' long and 50' wide. Photo by Fabio Peņa
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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