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LPD-6 Duluth

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Victor - Juliet - Uniform

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons





Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (24MAY72)
Second Row - Navy Unit Commendation (3) - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (3) - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (9)
Third Row - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Op. Frequent Wind, 1-Lebanon, 1-Op. Sharpe Edge Liberia, 2-Op. Restore Hope, Somalia) - Vietnam Service Medal (8)
Fourth Row - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal (2) - Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon
Fifth Row - Philippines Presidential Unit Citation - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (6) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal


Austin Class Amphibious Transport Dock:
  • Laid down, 18 December 1963, at the New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Commissioned USS Duluth (LPD-6), 16 December 1965, CAPT. Mark G. Tremaine, in command
  • During the Vietnam War Duluth (LPD-6) participated in the following campaigns:
    Vietnam War Campaigns
    Campaigns and Dates Campaigns and Dates
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II
    27 to 31 May 1967
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII
    3 to 5 October 1970
    5 to 6 November 1970
    22 to 25 March 1971
    30 March to 1 April 1971
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III
    1 to 12 June 1967
    27 June 1967
    3 to 19 July 1967
    21 to 31 July 1967
    7 to 15 August 1967
    1 to 10 September 1967
    16 to 29 September 1967
    10 to 31 October 1967
    13 to 15 November 1967
    Consolidation I
    25 to 26 October 1971
    14 to 17 November 1971
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI
    8 December 1968 to 27 January 1969
    13 to 22 February 1969
    Consolidation II
    12 to 16 December 1971
    23 February 1972
    28 February to 1 March 1972
    Tet/69 Counteroffensive
    23 February to 29 March 1969
    14 April to 27 May 1969
    Vietnam Ceasefire
    1 April to 6 May 1972
    22 May to 11 June 1972
    28 June to 15 July 1972

  • Duluth was assigned to the Amphibious Force, COMNAVSURFPAC
  • Decommissioned, 28 September 2005, at Naval Station San Diego, CA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 28 September 2005
  • Current Disposition, retained for logistics support
  • Duluth earned eight campaign stars for Vietnam War service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 9,201 t.(lt) 16,914 t.(fl)
    Length 589'
    Beam 105'
    Draft 23 ft.
    Speed 21 kts.
    Complement 30 Officers, 390 Enlisted
    Troop Accommodations 73 Officers, 849 Enlisted
    Armament two 25 mm MK38 guns, 2 Phalanx CIWS, 8 50 cal. mgs.
    Aircraft up to 6 CH-46 Sea Knight Helicopters
    Boats up to 9 assault landing craft
    Propulsion 2 Babcock & Wilcox 600 psi boilers, 2 Steam Turbines, 2 Shafts, 24,000 Shaft Horsepower

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    Duluth 134k Duluth (LPD-6) underway, overhead view, date and place unknown. Jerry Hays
    Duluth 158k Duluth (LPD-6) underway, overhead view, date and place unknown. Jerry Hays
    Duluth 77k Duluth (LPD-6) passes Point Loma as she leaves San Diego heading out to sea, date unknown. .
    Duluth 63k Duluth (LPD-6) underway, date and place unknown. .
    Duluth 67k Duluth (LPD-6) stands off Wunder Beach, Vietnam during amphibious operations, circa 1972.
    US Navy photo.
    Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
    Duluth 141k Duluth (LPD-6) underway in San Francisco Bay, date unknown. Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Duluth 115k Duluth (LPD-6) underway in San Diego Bay, date unknown. Jack Treutle
    Duluth 84k Duluth (LPD-6) conducts operations off the coast of Aden, Yemen, 29 January 2000.
    US Navy photo # 001029-M-0557M-004 by PH1 David Miller.
    Bill Gonyo
    Duluth 70k Duluth (LPD-6) leaves her berth at Naval Station San Diego, steaming through San Diego Bay enroute to join elements of the USS Tarawa (LHA 1) Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) at the start of a scheduled six-month deployment. Duluth has elements of the 5th Marine Expeditionary Unit on board. .
    US Navy photo # 030106-N-5067K-003 by PH2 Michael D. Kennedy.
    Bill Gonyo
    Duluth 75k Duluth (LPD-6) underway off the coast of San Diego, CA., 11 February 2004.
    US Navy photo # 040211-N-8629M-094 by PHAN Rebecca J. Moat.
    Bill Gonyo
    Duluth 108k Duluth (LPD-6) returns to Naval Base San Diego after a 15-day underway period to Esquimalt, British Columbia and Seal Beach, Calif. This was Duluth’s final underway period after 39 years of service. During her last deployment she supported operations in the Persian Gulf and humanitarian efforts in Southeast Asia. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Joseph Caballero .
    US Navy photo # 050722-N-3532C-001 by JOSN Joseph Caballero.
    Lee Wahler

    Duluth (LPD-6) Memorabilia
    Duluth
    2002
    Welcome Aboard pamphlet
    Contributed by
    Jack Treutle
    Duluth
    2002
    Welcome Aboard pamphlet
    Contributed by
    Jack Treutle

    View the Duluth (LPD-6)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association

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