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NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive

Contributed by Mike Smolinski

USS Anchorage (LSD-36)

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
Second Row - Joint Meritorious Unit Award - Navy Unit Commendation (2) -Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Third Row - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (7) - Navy Expeditionary Medal (1-Iran/Indian Ocean) - National Defense Service Medal (2)
Fourth Row - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (5) - Vietnam Service Medal (6) - Southwest Asia Service Medal
Fifth Row - Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal (1-Frequent Wind) - Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Fifth Row - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Anchorage Class Dock Landing Ship:

Laid down, 13 March 1967, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, MS.

Launched, 5 May 1968

Commissioned USS Anchorage (LSD-36), at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA. 15 March 1969

During The Vietnam War USS Anchorage (LSD-36) participated in the following campaigns:

**Vietnam War Campaigns**
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970 18 to 21 February 1970	Consolidation I 25 to 26 October 1971 14 to 16 November 1971 19 to 21 November 1971
Sanctuary Counteroffensive 7 to 18 June 1970 26 to 28 June 1970	Consolidation II 12 to 18 December 1971 28 January to 1 February 1972 7 to 9 February 1972 15 to 17 February 1972 21 March 1972
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII 23 to 27 July 1970 9 to 12 August 1970 12 to 15 and 25 to 29 September 1970 1 to 3 October and 5 to 7 October 1970 5 to 6 November 1970 11 to 12 April 1971 22 to 24 April 1971	Vietnam Ceasefire 1 April to 7 May 1972 19 May to 11 June 1972 24 to 26 June 1972 29 June to 1 July 1972

Decommissioned, 1 October 2003 at Naval Base San Diego, CA.

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group

Struck from the Naval Register, 8 March 2004

Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for disposal

Planned transfer to Taiwan in FY 2005 to replace ROCS Chung Cheng ex-USS Comstock (LSD 19), canceled

Final Disposition, sunk as a target, circa 17 July 2010, 70 miles off Kauai, HI. by aircraft from VP-4 and VP-40

USS Anchorage earned six campaign stars for Vietnam service

Specifications:
Displacement 8,325 t.(lt), 14,095 t.(fl)
Length 553'
Beam 84'
Draft 19'
Speed 20+kts.
Complement 24 Officers, 300 Enlisted
Troop Accommodations 320
Boats (Well Deck Capacity) 3 LCACs or 2 LCUs
Armament

four twin 3"/50 gun mounts (removed 1980)

two Phalanx CIWS gun mounts

two 25mm Bushmaster chain guns
Propulsion two 600psi boilers, two De Laval Steam Turbines; two shafts, 24,000 SHP

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
97k	Anchorage (LSD-36) launching, Sunday 5 May 1968, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, MS. AP Wirephoto	Tommy Trampp
57k	Anchorage (LSD-36) underway, 27 January 1969, near Pascagoula, MS., probably during builders trials US Navy photo # USN 1139429	Robert Hurst
159k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD-36) conducting an underway replenishment with USS Mispillion (AO-105)**, circa 1973	Derick Hartshorn, courtesy Del Loewe
159k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD-36) conducting an underway replenishment with USS Mispillion (AO-105) with USS White Plains (AFS-4)** in the distance, circa 1973.	Derick Hartshorn, courtesy Del Loewe
61k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD 36)** during an UNREP, circa 1985, location unknown.	Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
70k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD 36)** at San Diego, date unknown.	Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
88k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD 36)** off Darwin, Australia. US Navy photo # 000907-N-8743M-018 by PH1 David Miller, 7 September 2000.	Navy Newsstand
58k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD 36)** underway, date and location unknown.	Jerry Hays
51k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD 36)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy Photo	USS Anchorage web site
103k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD 36)** underway, date and location unknown.	Robert Hurst
91k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD 36)** departs San Diego Bay heading for sea. US Navy photo # 030117-N-2069B-003 by PH3 Gregory Badger, 17 January 2003.	Bernard A. Cardali USS LST-306
74k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD 36)** departs San Diego Bay heading for sea. US Navy photo # 030117-N-2069B-002 by PH3 Gregory Badger, 17 January 2003.	Bernard A. Cardali USS LST-306
70k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD 36)** departs San Diego Bay heading for sea. US Navy photo # 030117-N-2069B-001 by PH3 Gregory Badger, 17 January 2003.	Bernard A. Cardali USS LST-306
4166k	Amphibious Task Force-West (ATF-West), comprised of; *USS Bonhomme Richard* (LHD-6), USS Boxer (LHD-4), USS Dubuque (LPD-8), USS Comstock (LSD-45), USS Anchorage (LSD-36), USS Pearl Harbor (LSD-52), and USS Cleveland (LPD-7), steam in formation with Military Sealift Command (MSC) oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200)**. ATF-West deployed from San Diego January 17, transporting Marines and their gear to Kuwait for further deployment into Iraq.US Navy photo # 030524-N-1352S-006 Arabian Gulf (May 24, 2003) by PH2 Jennifer Swader.	Robert M. Cieri
2147k	The decommissioned Ex-*USS Anchorage* (LSD 36) is towed to sea, 15 July 2010, by USNS Navajo (T-ATF-169)** for a (RIMPAC) 2010 sinking exercise. Ex-USS Anchorage was sunk by Maverick missiles fired by aircraft from *VP-4* and *VP-40. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve multinational interoperability US Navy photo # 100715-N-8539M-468 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (July 15, 2010)* by MC2 N. Brett Morton.