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LSD-34 Hermitage


USS Hermitage (LSD-34) was sold to Brazil, renamed Ceara (G-30)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons




Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon - Navy Unit Commendation
Second Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon - Navy Expeditionary Medal (2-Cuba, 2-Lebanon)
Third Row - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2-Congo, 1-Cuba, 2-Dominican Republic) - Vietnam Service Medal
Fourth Row - Humanitarian Service Medal (1-Beirut Evacuation)- Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Thomaston Class Dock Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 4 November 1955, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, MS.
  • Launched, 21 June 1956
  • Commissioned USS Hermitage (LSD-34), 14 December 1956
  • Decommissioned, 2 October 1989
  • Transferred (on loan) to Brazil, renamed Ceara (G-30)
  • Sold outright to Brazil and struck from the Naval Register, 24 January 2001
    Specifications:
    Displacement 8,899 t.(lt) 11,525 t.(fl)
    Length 510'
    Beam 84'
    Draft 19'
    Speed 21 kts.
    Complement 304
    Troops 300
    Armament (as built) 8 twin 3"/50, 6 twin 20mm AA guns
    Boat Capacity (Well Deck) 21 LCM(6)s
    Aircraft up to 8 helicopters
    Propulsion 2 steam turbines, 2 shafts, 23,000 SHP
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    Hermitage 70k Hermitage (LSD-34) underway, date and place unknown. Eric Keller USS Hermitage web site
    Hermitage 31k Hermitage (LSD-34) underway in Hampton Roads off NAB Little Creek, date unknown. Note the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel in the background. Contributed by Mark Slebodnik
    Courtesy Eric Keller USS Hermitage web site
    Hermitage 79k Hermitage (LSD-34) underway, circa 1957-1960, place unknown. Cdr Louis D. Chirillo USN Ret
    Hermitage 48k Hermitage (LSD-34) pierside, Naval Station Rota Spain, date unknown. Photo by Manolo Budiņo
    Hermitage 133k Hermitage (LSD-34) underway, date and place unknown. Diana Gabler to honor her brother Raymond Aaron Horney Jr.USS Hermitage 1979-81
    Additional Ships Patches
    Hermitage
    Contributed by Mike Smolinski    		 Hermitage
    Contributed by USS Hermitage web site    		 Hermitage
    Contributed by Mike Smolinski
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    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
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    USS Hermitage (LSD-34)
    The LSDs of the US Navy
    Solant Amity One Goodwill Tour to Africa November 1960
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