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LSD-36 Anchorage

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Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Second Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (7) - Navy Expeditionary Medal (1-Iran/Indian Ocean)
Third Row - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (5) - Vietnam Service Medal (6)
Fourth Row - Southwest Asia Service 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 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 Chung Cheng ex-Comstock (LSD 19).
  • 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
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    Anchorage 61k Anchorage (LSD 36) during an UNREP, circa 1985, place unknown. Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Anchorage 70k Anchorage (LSD 36) at San Diego, date unknown. Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Anchorage 88k Anchorage (LSD 36) off Darwin, Australia.
    US Navy photo # 000907-N-8743M-018 by PH1 David Miller, 7 September 2000.    		 Navy Newsstand
    Anchorage 58k Anchorage (LSD 36) underway, date and place unknown. Jerry Hays
    Anchorage 51k Anchorage (LSD 36) underway, date and place unknown.
    US Navy Photo    		 USS Anchorage web site
    Anchorage 103k Anchorage (LSD 36) underway, date and place unknown. Robert Hurst
    Anchorage 91k 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
    Anchorage 74k 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
    Anchorage 70k 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
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