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LSD-43 Fort McHenry

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Tango - Bravo

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon
Second Row - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (4) - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Somalia) - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship:

Laid down, 10 June 1983, at Lockheed Shipbuilding Corp, Seattle, WA.

Launched, 1 February 1986

Commissioned USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43), 8 August 1987

Fort McHenry is a unit of COMNAVSURFPAC, US Pacific Fleet and is homeported at Sasebo, Japan

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) 20mm Vulcan cannon gun mounts

two (Mk16) 25mm Bushmaster chain gun mounts

six .50 cal. machine guns
Propulsion four Colt Industries PC2.5V 16 cylinder diesels, 2 shafts, combined SHP 33,000

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
69k	Fort McHenry (LSD-43) underway, date and place unknown. US Navy photo	.
11k	Fort McHenry (LSD-43) underway, date and place unknown. US Navy photo	.
122k	Fort McHenry (LSD-43) underway, date and place unknown. US Navy photo	.
31k	Fort McHenry (LSD-43) underway, date and place unknown. US Navy photo	.
75k	The large harbor tug Canonchet (YTB-823) accompanies the red, white and blue garlanded Fort McHenry (LSD-43) through the harbor at San Diego, CA., 17 April 1991. *Fort McHenry* is returning from deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. DVIC photo # DNST9109770 by JO2 Rachel Steele, USN	Defense Visual Information Center
52k	The large harbor tug Canonchet (YTB-823) assists Fort McHenry (LSD-43) into her berth at San Diego following her return from the Persian Gulf, 17 April 1991. A garland decorates the bow of the amphibious cargo ship Durham (LKA-114), moored to an adjacent pier. *Durham* has also returned from deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. DVIC photo # NST9110336 by PH2 Larry Nixon, USN	Defense Visual Information Center
76k	The large harbor tug Canonchet (YTB-823) maneuvers Fort McHenry (LSD-43) toward a pier in San Diego, CA., as commercial harbor tugs position the amphibious cargo ship Durham (LKA-114) alongside the adjacent pier, 17 April 1991. Both ships are returning from deployment in the Persian Gulf area during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. DVIC photo # DNST9109191 by JO1 Joseph Lancaster, USN	Defense Visual Information Center
91k	Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAVs) of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) enter Fort McHenry (LSD 43)'s well deck. The AAVs, embarked in Juneau (LPD 10), were conducting well deck training for the Sailors and Marines of both ships, 9 March 2002. US Navy photo by Wes Eplen JO3 USN	Scott at LBS Products
66k	Fort McHenry (LSD-43) at sea, 9 March 2002 US Navy photo # 1-020311-N-8590G-001 from the US Navy Newsstand web site.	Bernard A. Cardali USN, USS LST-308
125k	Fort McHenry (LSD-43) underway, date and place unknown.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
95k	The Essex Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) steaming in formation in the South Pacific, 11 March 2002. Essex (LHD-2) is followed by Juneau (LPD-10), Germantown (LSD-42) and 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
53k	Fort McHenry (LSD-43) conducts blue-green workups, 9 March 2002 off the coast of Okinawa. *31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)* amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs) prepare to enter the well deck of *Fort McHenry. Fort McHenry* was operating as part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, forward deployed at Sasebo, Japan. US Navy photo by JOSN Robert Sealover.	Bill Gonyo
64k	Fort McHenry (LSD-43) underway in the 050114-N-6074Y-094 Indian Ocean. 14 January 2005. A MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter, assigned to the "Gunbearers" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eleven (HC-11), Det. Two, transports cargo pallets to *Fort McHenry* during a vertical replenishment. US Navy photo # 05114-N-6074Y-094 by PH3 M. Jeremie Yoder.	Jack Treutle
69k	Fort McHenry (LSD-43) prepares to pull pierside in her homeport of Sasebo, Japan, 19 March 2005. *Fort McHenry* is returning to Sasebo after spending nearly three months at sea in support of Combined Support Force Five Three Six (CTF-536), providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to the victims of the Dec. 26, 2004 tsunami in southeast Asia and the 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima commemoration. US Navy photo # 050319-N-6523K-001 by JO2 James Kimber.	Jack Treutle
80k	Fort McHenry (LSD-43) prepares to pull pierside in her homeport of Sasebo, Japan, 19 March 2005. *Fort McHenry* is returning to Sasebo after spending nearly three months at sea in support of Combined Support Force Five Three Six (CTF-536), providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to the victims of the Dec. 26, 2004 tsunami in southeast Asia and the 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima commemoration. US Navy photo # 050319-N-6523K-003 by JO2 James Kimber.	Jack Treutle