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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

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
134k	Duluth (LPD-6) underway, overhead view, date and place unknown.	Jerry Hays
158k	Duluth (LPD-6) underway, overhead view, date and place unknown.	Jerry Hays
77k	Duluth (LPD-6) passes Point Loma as she leaves San Diego heading out to sea, date unknown.	.
63k	Duluth (LPD-6) underway, date and place unknown.	.
67k	Duluth (LPD-6) stands off Wunder Beach, Vietnam during amphibious operations, circa 1972. US Navy photo.	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
141k	Duluth (LPD-6) underway in San Francisco Bay, date unknown.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
115k	Duluth (LPD-6) underway in San Diego Bay, date unknown.	Jack Treutle
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
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
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
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