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USS Monticello (LSD-35)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Delta - Victor
 NGDV
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (3) - Navy Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Second Row - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (5-Vietnam) - Vietnam Service Medal (11)
Fourth Row - Humanitarian Service Medal (1-Eniwetok Clean Up, 1-Boat People) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (11) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Thomaston Class Dock Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 6 June 1955, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, MS.
  • Launched, 10 August 1956
  • Commissioned USS Monticello (LSD-35), 29 March 1957, CAPT. J. T. Hodgson, Jr., in command
  • During the Vietnam War USS Monticello (LSD-35) participated in the following campaigns:
    Vietnam War Campaigns
    Campaigns and Dates Campaigns and Dates
    Vietnam Defense
    22 to 23 October 1965
    14 to 18 November 1965
    28 November to 24 December 1965
    		 Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase V
    22 August to 25 August 1968
    31 August to 5 October 1968
    1 November 1968
    Vietnam Counteroffensive
    25 December 1965
    27 January to 1 March 1966
    11 to 12 March 1966
    		 Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase VI
    2 November to 8 December 1968
    29 December to 18 February 1969
    Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase II
    25 February to 1 March 1967
    17 March to 7 April 1967
    19 April to 28 May 1967
    		 Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970
    25 February to 4 March 1970
    26 to 30 April 1970
    Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase III
    9 June to 4 August 1967
    19 August to 8 September 1967
    		 Sanctuary Counteroffensive
    1 to 5 May 1970
    Tet Counteroffensive
    15 to 17 March 1968
    		 Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase VII
    21 to 29 July 1970
    5 to 6 August 1970
    17 to 19 August 1970
    24 August 1970
    4 to 7 September 1970
    28 to 31 March 1971
    17 to 21 November 1971
    . Vietnam Ceasefire
    28 October to 12 November 1972
    8 to 20 December 1972
    8 to 28 January 1973
  • Decommissioned, 1 October 1985
  • Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet
  • Title transferred to the MARAD
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 24 February 1992
  • Sold 29 September 1995 to Pegasus Inc.
  • Repossessed by the Navy 1 July 1997
  • Transferred to MARAD, 18 December 1998
  • Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
  • USS Monticello earned eleven campaign stars for Vietnam War service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 6,880 t.(lt), 11,270 t.(fl)
    Length 510'
    Beam 84'
    Draft 19' to 34'
    Speed 22.5 kts.
    Range 5,300 miles at 22.5 kts. and 13.000 miles at 10 kts.
    Ships Boats 4
    Aircraft 4 helicopters
    Radar
    one SPS-10 surface search set
    one SPS-6 air search set
    Complement
    18 officers
    293 to 332 enlisted (depending on cargo mix)
    Troop Accommodations 340
    Armament 6 twin 3"/50 cal. three MK27/33 gun mounts
    Well Deck Dimensions 391' long by 48' wide
    Well Deck Capacity - Landing Craft or Vehicles
    three LCUs or
    three LCACs or
    nine LCM(8)s or
    fifty LVPT-7s or
    ninety 2½ trucks
    Aircraft up to 8 helicopters
    Propulsion
    two GE double reduction geared steam turbines
    two Babcock & Wilcox 600 psi. 850 degree boilers
    two shafts, 24,000 SHP
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    Monticello 148k USS Monticello (LSD-35) by John Robert Barrett. With permission from the artist. ©John Robert Barrett
    Monticello 29k USS Monticello (LSD-35) and LCU-1476 during amphibious operations, circa 1967, date and place unknown. Bob Behm
    Monticello 57k USS Monticello (LSD-35) moored in Victoria Harbor, date unknown. Bob Behm
    Monticello 121k USS Monticello (LSD-35) underway, date and location unknown. Bob Behm
    Monticello 50k USS Monticello (LSD-35) moored pierside, date and location unknown. Bob Behm
    Monticello 28k USS Monticello (LSD-35) underway, date and location unknown. Bob Behm
    Monticello 46k USS Monticello (LSD-35) underway, date and location unknown. Bob Behm
    Monticello 18k USS Monticello (LSD-35) at anchor, date and location unknown. Bob Behm
    Monticello 74k USS Monticello (LSD-35) moored in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, off Benecia, CA. 2003. Photo by Bob Behm
    Monticello 46k USS Monticello (LSD-35) plaque mounted in the memorial ship USS Turner Joy (DD-951) at Bremerton, WA. Photo by Robert Hall
    Monticello 136k USS Monticello (LSD-35) Welcome Aboard brochure. Robert M. Cieri

    For more photos and information about USS Monticello, see:
  • Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
  • Commanding Officers
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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    USS Monticello LSD-35
    The LSDs of the US Navy
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