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USS Germantown (LSD-42)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Tango - November
 NGTN


Commander U.S. Pacific Fleet Letter of Commendation
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (5)
Bottom Row - National Defense Service Medal - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 5 August 1982, at Lockheed Shipbuilding Corp, Seattle, WA.
  • Launched, 29 June 1984
  • Commissioned USS Germantown (LSD-42), 8 February 1986
  • USS Germantown is assigned to COMSURFPAC and is homeported at San Diego, CA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 11,471 t.(lt), 16,360 t.(fl)
    Length 609' 7"
    Beam 84'
    Draft 19' 2"
    Speed 20+ kts.
    Complement
    20 Officers
    327 Enlisted
    Troop Accommodations
    34 Officers
    471 Enlisted
    Aircraft, helicopters (Flight Deck, 2 spots)
    Boats (Well Deck Capacity) up to five LCAC's
    Armament
    two (mk15 mod1) Phalanx (CIWS) 20 mm Vulcan cannon gun mounts
    two (mk16) 25 mm Bushmaster chain gun mounts, six .50 cal machine guns
    Propulsion
    four Colt Industries PC2.5V 16 cylinder diesels
    2 shafts, combined SHP 33,000
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    Canonchet 83k The large harbor tug Canonchet (YTB-823) assists the garland decorated USS Germantown (LSD-42) into port at San Diego, CA., 29 August 1991. Germantown, along with other ships of Amphibious Squadron One are returning from the Persian Gulf area where she was deployed during Operation Desert Storm.
    DVIC photo # DNST9201950 by JO1(AW) Joseph F. Lancaster, USN.    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Canonchet 86k The large harbor tug Canonchet (YTB-823) nudges USS Germantown (LSD-42) into her berth at San Diego, CA., 29 August 1991. Germantown along with other ships of Amphibious Squadron One are returning from the Persian Gulf area where she was deployed during Operation Desert Storm.
    DVIC photo # DNST9201951 by JO1(AW) Joseph F. Lancaster, USN    		 Defense Visual Information Center
    Germantown 341k USS Germantown (LPD-42) underway, date and location unknown.
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    Germantown 69k USS Germantown (LPD-42) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 .
    Germantown 89k USS Germantown (LPD-42) underway off San Diego with Point Loma in the background, date unknown. Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Essex 95k The Essex Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) steaming in formation in the South Pacific, 11 March 2002. USS Essex (LHD-2) is followed by USS Juneau (LPD-10), USS Germantown (LSD-42) and USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43).
    US Navy photo # 1-020311-N-9802B-003 from the Navy Newsstand web site.    		 Bernard A. Cardali USN, USS LST-308
    Cleveland 1981k USS Germantown (LSD-42) (right) and USS Cleveland (LPD-7) (left) moored pierside at Naval Station San Diego, CA., August 2007. Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Germantown 1956k USS Germantown (LPD-42) moored bow to bow pierside with >USS Dubuque (LPD-8)
    at Naval Station San Diego, August 2007    		 Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    There is no DANFS history available for USS Germantown (LSD-42) at NavSource
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