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Left Patch contributed by Tommy Trampp, Center Patch DANFS, Right Patch Mike, Smolinski

Contributed by Al Grazevich

USS Denver (LPD-9)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Yankee - Romeo
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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons





Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (24MAY72)- Joint Meritorious Unit Award - Navy Unit Commendation (5)
Second Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (5) - Navy Expeditionary Medal (1-Iran/Indian Ocean)
Third Row - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Op. Restore Hope Somalia, Bosnia, Op. Frequent Wind) - *Vietnam Service Medal (6 or 7)
Fourth Row - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal (4)
Fifth Row - Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)


Austin Class Amphibious Transport Dock:
  • Laid down, 7 February 1964, at Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock Co., Seattle, WA. (Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction, Seattle, WA.)
  • Launched, 23 January 1965
  • Commissioned USS Denver (LPD-9), 26 October 1968
  • During the Vietnam War USS Denver (LPD-9) participated in the following campaigns:

    Vietnam War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970
    25 to 27 February 1970
    12 to 30 March 1970
    26 to 27 April 1970
    30 April 1970
    Consolidation II
    23 to 28 January 1972
    10 to 12 February 1972
    Sanctuary Counteroffensive
    1 to 2 May1970
    10 to 11 May 1970
    20 to 22 May 1970
    10 to 17 June1970
    Vietnam Ceasefire
    30 March to 3 April 1972
    8 April to 27 May 1972
    19 June to 28 July 1972
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII
    19 to 22 July 1970
    7 to 20 August 1970
    23 to 26 March 1971
    31 May to 9 June 1971
    *Vietnam Evacuation (Operation Frequent Wind)
    29 to 30 April 1975
    Consolidation I
    1 to 19 November 1971
     

  • Decommissioned, 14 August 2014, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
  • Ex-Denver was towed out of Pearl Harbor, 19 June 2022, presumably bound for the scrappers at Brownsville, TX.
  • USS Denver earned six campaign stars for Vietnam War service and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for Op. Frequent Wind or seven campaign stars for the Vietnam Service Medal if the Armed Forces Medal is exchanged for the 18th Vietnam campaign Operation Frequent Wind
    Specifications:
    Displacement 9,734 t.(lt), 17,326 t.(fl)
    Length 570'
    Beam 100'
    Draft 23 ft.
    Speed 21 kts.
    Complement
    Officers 24
    Enlisted 400
    Troop Accommodations 840
    Flag Staff Accommodations 90
    Boats, Assault Craft
    Well Deck
    one LCU, or two LCM-8s or four LCM-6s
    Ship's Boats
    two LCPL
    one motor whaleboat
    Armament
    four twin 3"/50 cal. gun mounts replaced by two 25 mm MK38 chain guns
    two Phalanx CIWS
    eight 50 cal. machine guns
    Aircraft
    two CH-46/CH-53 or four UH-1/AH-1, or two AV-8B Harriers
    Propulsion
    two Foster-Wheeler boilers
    two General Electric steam turbines
    twin propellers, 24,000shp

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    Denver
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    Namesake
    Denver - The capital and most populous city of the state of Colorado with a population of 715,522 according to the 2020 United States census. Denver is the 19th-most populous city in the United States and the fifth most populous state capital.
    Image - Denver skyline by chachpond from Pixabay
    Tommy Trampp
    Denver
    10090992
    54k Denver (LPD-9) keel laying ceremony at the Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock Co., Seattle, WA., 7 February 1964.
    U.S. Navy photo from the USS Denver (LPD-9) 1970 cruise book
    Robert Hurst
    Denver
    100909116
    116k Christening and launching of Denver (LPD-9), 23 January 1965, by Mrs John Love, wife of the governor of Colorado at Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock Co., Seattle, WA.
    Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock Co. photo
    Dale Hargrave
    Denver 354k Launching of Denver (LPD-9), 23 January 1965, at Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction, Seattle, WA. Dale Hargrave
    Denver 129k Denver (LPD-9) fitting out at Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction, Seattle, WA., 29 August 1965 Ron Reeves
    Denver 70k USS Denver (LPD-9) under way, date and location unknown
    DVIC Photo # DN-SN-85-00425, 1964, a US Navy photo from the collections of the Defense Visual Information Center.
    DVIC
    Denver 88k USS Denver (LPD-9) under way at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, date unknown. Note she appears to be carrying a deck cargo of shrouded helicopters.
    US Navy photo.
    Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Denver 132k USS Denver (LPD-9) under way, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.
    Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Denver
    10090994
    174k USS Denver (LPD-9) underway in Puget Sound, WA., 27 June 1968, while running trial
    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo # NH 107701
    Robert Hurst
    Denver 96k USS Denver (LPD-9) outbound to sea from San Diego passing Point Loma, date unknown.
    US Navy photo.
    Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Denver 65k USS Denver (LPD-9) under way, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.
    Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Denver 340k USS Denver (LPD-9) under way, location unknown, circa 1970 Photo distributed by Lockheed Shipbuilding, Submitted by CDR. Louis D Chirillo USN Ret
    Caliente 285k USS Denver (LPD-9) refuels from the starboard side of USS Caliente (AO-53). Photo was taken from USS Durham (LKA-114) (not shown) as Durham was approaching Caliente's port side for refueling off the coast of Vietnam in June 1970. Photo by CAPT. Rex Settlemoir, USN, Ret.
    Denver 314k USS Denver (LPD-9) at Subic Bay, Philippines in July 1970. Denver was coming alongside to moor outboard of USS Durham (LKA-114) Photo by CAPT. Rex Settlemoir, USN, Ret.
    Denver
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    227k USS Denver (LPD-9) underway, location unknown, circa 1970.
    U.S. Navy photo from the USS Denver (LPD-9) 1970 cruise book
    Robert Hurst
    Denver
    10090985
    177k USS Denver (LPD-9) underway off San Diego, CA., date unknown.
    ©George Barber
    Nicholas Tiberio
    Denver 79k USS Denver (LPD-9) under way, date and location unknown. Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Denver 124k USS Denver (LPD-9) at anchor, while landing craft transporting South Vietnamese Marines head for the well deck, during preparations for Operation Lam Son 72, 11 July 1972.
    A US Marine Corps. photo now in the collections of the Department of Defense Photo # A800676. Photos and text from "Fighting To Leave" by Colonel Robert E. Stoffey, USMC (Ret.)
    Robert Hurst
    Denver 130k A CH-46 Helicopter landing aboard USS Denver (LPD-9) while under way, location unknown, circa 1972, Tommy Trampp
    Denver
    10090993
    295k Overhead view of USS Denver (LPD-9) underway off the coast of Southern California, 31 May 1986.
    US National Archives Identifier 6452637 a US Navy Photo by PH2 Grzezdzinski from the Defense Visual Information Center, 1994.
    Robert Hurst
    Denver 520k Sailors on the flight deck of USS Denver (LPD-9) direct an MH-53E Sea Dragon from Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Fifteen (HM-15), of Corpus Christi, Texas, during lift-off for anti-mine warfare operation in Exercise Kernel Blitz '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations. .
    US Navy photo # 970620-N-3149V-011 PACIFIC OCEAN (20 June 1997) by PH2 (NAC) Jeff Viano.
    Robert M. Cieri
    Denver
    100909106
    176k USS Denver (LPD-9) underway in the Pacific Ocean, 27 June 1985.
    U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Identifier (NAID) 6392650, a U.S. Navy now in the collections of the U.S/ National Archives
    Robert Hurst
    Denver
    100909107
    200k USS Denver (LPD-9) underway off the coast of Southern California, 31 May 1986. Note that the forward port gun mount has been heightened to receive Phalanx CIWS. Two Sikorsky RH-53D Sea Stallions are visible on the flight deck.
    U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Identifier (NAID) 6449922, a U.S. Navy photo by PH2 Grzezdzinski
    Robert Hurst
    Denver 98k USS Denver (LPD-9) cruises off the coast of southern California, 21 June 1997, as the central mine counter-measures support ship in Exercise Kernel Blitz '97.
    US Navy photo # 970621-N-3149V-001
    Bill Gonyo
    Denver
    10090908
    970624-N-3149V-001
    94k USS Denver (LPD-9) lays at anchor off the coast of southern California, 24 June 1997, as air-cushion landing craft LCAC-42 heads toward her well deck during Exercise Kernel Blitz '97.
    US Navy photo #'s' 970624-N-3149V-001 and 970624-N-3149V-002 by PH2 (NAC) Jeffrey S. Viano
    Bill Gonyo
    Robert Hurst
    Denver
    10090990
    970624-N-3149V-002
    223k
    Denver
    10090986
    160k USS Denver (LPD-9) off Coronado Beach, CA. Note LCU-1624 entering/departing Denver's well deck, date unknown.
    ©George Barber
    Nicholas Tiberio
    Denver
    10090987
    594k USS Denver (LPD-9) underway in the harbor at San Diego, CA. while outbound to sea, date unknown.
    ©George Barber
    Nicholas Tiberio
    Denver 351k USS Denver (LPD-9) under way during fleet operations in the Pacific. An SH-60 "Seahawk" assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light Four One (HSL-41), flies overhead, 30 September 1997.
    US Navy photo # 970930-N-0000U-016.
    Robert Hurst
    Denver
    10123951
    318k The U.S. Navy dock landing ship USS Mount Vernon (LSD-39), left, and USS Denver (LPD-9) off-load U.S. Marines (not shown) during an amphibious landing operation off the coast of Kuwait, 23 March 1998.
    U.S. National Archives Identifier (NAID) 6518133, a U.S. Navy photo by JO2 Craig P. Strawse.
    Robert Hurst
    Denver 19k USS Denver (LPD-9) entering Pearl Harbor after a collision at sea with USNS Yukon (T-AO-202). The collision occurred during an attempted UNREP 13 July, 2000 about 180 miles west of Oahu.
    US Navy photo
    Jim Bedient
    Denver 23k Another view of the damage done to USS Denver (LPD-9) after colliding at sea with USNS Yukon (T-AO-202) during an attempted UNREP 13 July, 2000 about 180 miles west of Oahu.
    US Navy photo
    Jim Bedient
    Denver 1127k Security personnel patrol the waters of Anaheim Bay while USS Denver (LPD-9) takes on ammunition. Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, CA. is the Navy’s primary West Coast ordnance storage, loading and maintenance installation, serving an average of eighty warships each year. The station recently installed a buoy-based security barrier to clearly delineate the restricted area of Anaheim Bay for civilian boaters.
    US Navy photo # 040210-N-1159B-009 Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Calif. (Feb 10, 2004) by JO2 Brain Brannon.
    Robert M. Cieri
    Denver 852k A newly installed buoy-based security barrier stretches around USS Denver (LPD-9) as the ship takes on ammunition. As a visual line of demarcation, the barrier serves to warn civilian boaters to stay in the small craft channel of Anaheim Bay, which is owned by the Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach.. The barriers also help security personnel to quickly and easily identify any vessels crossing into the restricted area.
    US Navy photo # 040210-N-1159B-006 Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Calif. (Feb 10, 2004) by JO2 Brain Brannon.
    Robert M. Cieri
    Denver 4393k USS Denver (LPD-9) departs from Pier 6 Naval Air Station North Island, CA., to conduct routine work-up training off the coast of Southern California. Navy ships and submarines often conduct routine drills and exercises off the Southern California coast in preparation for deployments.
    US Navy photo # 050215-N-1356A-002 San Diego, Calif. (Feb. 15, 2005) by PH2 Charles E. Alvarado.
    Robert M. Cieri
    Denver
    100909101
    247k USS Denver (LPD-9) steams in formation during a photo exercise near Guam on 1 May 2007. Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group consists of
    Amphibious Squadron 7,
    amphibious assault ship
    USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6),
    USS Denver (LPD-9),
    dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD-47),
    guided missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG-69),
    guided missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93),
    guided missile cruiser USS USS Chosin (CG-65), and 2,200 combat ready Marines of the
    13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU-13).
    U.S. Navy photo # 070501-N-5822P-076 by MCSN Mark Patterson II.
    Robert Hurst
    Bonhomme Richard 232k USS Denver (LPD-9) and USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) steam through the Gulf of Oman. Bonhomme Richard and Denver, as part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, are on regularly scheduled deployments in support of Maritime Operations. Maritime Operations help set the conditions for security and stability, as well as complement counter-terrorism and security efforts to regional nations.US Navy photo # 070522-N-8157C-1197 Arabian Sea (May 22, 2007) by MC1 Denny Cantrell. Bill Gonyo
    Denver
    100909114
    124k USS Denver (LPD-9) raises flags and pennants in preparation for Dress Ship as part of a 2007 4th of July celebration. Denver is part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) and is in Jebel Ali, Dubai for a scheduled port visit. Bonhomme Richard ESG is operating in the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Operations and will be conducting maritime operations.
    Defense Visual Information Distribution Service photo # DVIDS49091.
    Robert Hurst
    Denver 502k USS Denver (LPD-9) moored pierside at Naval Station San Diego, date unknown. Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Essex
    100802103
    260k USS Essex (LHD-2), the Royal Thai navy medium landing ship HTMS Surin (LST-722), the Republic of Korea navy tank landing ship ROKS Seongin Bong (LST-685), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG-67), the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) and the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD-9) transit in formation in the Gulf of Thailand , 8 February, during exercise Cobra Gold 2010.
    U.S. Navy photo # 100208-N-9418A-595 by MC3 Taurean Alexander.
    Robert Hurst
    Denver 1657k Sailors man the rails as USS Denver (LPD-9) returns to Fleet Activities Sasebo following a three-month fall patrol in the Asian-Pacific region. Denver is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group which serves under Task Force 76, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed amphibious force commander. The ship completed its first deployment as part of the U.S. Seventh Fleet Forward Deployed Naval Forces.
    US Navy photo # 081202-N-0807W-119 SASEBO, Japan (Dec. 2, 2008) by MC2 Joshua J. Wahl.
    Robert M. Cieri
    Denver 998k USS Denver (LPD-9) getting underway during a heavy rain storm to participate in exercise Talisman Saber '09. Talisman Saber is an Australian and U.S. combined exercise designed to prepare both nations in crisis action planning and the execution of contingency operations.
    US Navy photo # 090610-N-0807W-157 SASEBO, Japan (June 10, 2009) by MC2 Joshua J. Wahl.
    Lee Wahler
    Denver
    100909102
    209k Sailors assigned to USS Denver (LPD-9) visit, board, search and seizure team prepare to board LCU 1627 (not in the photo) during a Talisman Saber 2009 training exercise, 20 July.
    U.S. Navy photo # 090720-N-5538K-148 by MC3 Casey H. Kyhl.
    Robert Hurst
    Denver 964k Ensign Daniel J. Rocha, assigned to the minesweeper USS Guardian (MCM-5), looks on as USS Denver (LPD-9) departs Sasebo for her fall patrol.
    US Navy photo # 090923-N-8335D-147 SASEBO, Japan (Sept. 23, 2009) by MC1 Richard Doolin.
    Lee Wahler
    Denver
    100909111
    134k USS Denver (LPD-9) and embarked Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) underway in the western Pacific Ocean, 8 September 2009. Denver is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is on patrol in the western Pacific Ocean.
    U.S. Navy photo # 100908-N-2218S-057 by MC3 Andrew Ryan Smith
    Robert Hurst
    Denver
    100909109
    93k An MH-60S SeaHawk helicopter flies over USS Denver (LPD-9) while pulling into port, 25 September 2012. Denver is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is currently on a scheduled deployment in the 7th Fleet of Operations.
    U.S. Navy photo # 120925-N-KB563-084 by MC2 Michael Russell.
    Robert Hurst
    Denver
    10090988
    139k Marines and sailors from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) load gear that lay on the Navy pier alongside the forward-deployed transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD-9), 27 September 2009. The MEU is slated to participate in Amphibious Landing Exercise 2010 (PHIBLEX ’10) in the Republic of the Philippines and Korean Incremental Training Program 2010 (KITP ’10) in the Republic of Korea as part of their Fall Patrol onboard the Denver Amphibious Task Group.
    US Marine Corps photo # 090927-M-6890P-017
    Robert Hurst
    Denver 2043k USS Denver (LPD-9) rests in her berth at Fleet Activities Sasebo as snow falls over Japan's Kyushu region.
    US Navy photo # 100113-N-0807W-033 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 13, 2010) by MC1 Geronimo Aquino.
    Lee Wahler
    Denver
    100909104
    131k USS Denver (LPD-9) transits the South China Sea at sunset, 28 January 2010, to participate in exercise Cobra Gold 2010. Cobra Gold is an annual exercise designed to create interoperability between the Thai, U.S. and Singaporean task forces.
    U.S. Navy photo # 100128-N-2760T-002. by CDR. Ed Thompson.
    Robert Hurst
    Denver
    100909105
    195k USS Denver (LPD-9) cruises the South China Sea, 14 March 2010, while participating in exercise Balikatan 2010 (BK 10). BK 10 is an annual, bilateral exercise designed to improve interoperability between the U.S. and Republic of the Philippines.
    U.S. Navy photo # 100314-N-0120A-297. by MC2 Mark R. Alvarez.
    Robert Hurst
    Denver 1109k USS Denver (LPD-9) pulls into Laem Chabang for a scheduled port visit after completing Cobra Gold 2010. Cobra Gold is a joint and coalition multinational exercise hosted annually by the Kingdom of Thailand.
    US Navy photo # 100215-N-6692A-043 LAEM CHABANG, Thailand (Feb. 15, 2010) by MC2 Joshua J. Wahl.
    Lee Wahler
    Denver 294k The Republic of the Philippines navy Jacinto-class corvette ship BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36), left, the Republic of the Philippines navy Bacolod City-class auxiliary ship BRP Dagupan City (LC-551), center, and the Republic of the Philippines navy Cannon-class frigate BRP Rajah Humabon (PF-11), right, cruise in formation with the amphibious transport dock USS Denver (LPD-9) and the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2) while taking part in exercise Balikpapan 2010 (BK 10). BK 10 is an annual, bilateral exercise designed to improve interoperability between the U.S. and Republic of the Philippines.
    US Navy photo # 100314-N-0120A-659 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 14, 2010) by MC2 Mark R. Alvarez.
    Robert Hurst
    Denver
    10090991
    223k The Republic of the Philippines navy Bacolod City-class auxiliary ship BRP Dagupan City (LC-551), cruises in formation with the amphibious transport dock USS Denver (LPD-9) and the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2) while taking part in exercise Balikpapan 2010 (BK 10). BK 10 is an annual, bilateral exercise designed to improve interoperability between the U.S. and Republic of the Philippines.
    US Navy photo # 100314-N-0120A-81 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 14, 2010) by MC2 Mark R. Alvarez.
    Robert Hurst
    Denver
    100909112
    153k USS Denver (LPD-9) undergoes minor repairs at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, 23 July 2010. Denver is preparing for its 2010 fall patrol.
    U.S. Navy photo #100723-N-5538K-001 by MC3 Casey H. Kyhl
    Robert Hurst
    Denver
    100909113
    109k USS Denver (LPD-9) prepares to moor at White Beach Naval Facility, Japan 5 September 2010. Denver is part of the forward-deployed Amphibious Squadron (CPR) 11 and is on-loading elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU). CPR-11 is on patrol in the western Pacific.
    U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Casey H. Kyhl
    Robert Hurst
    Denver
    10090922
    66k A Republic of Korea helicopter passes near USS Denver (LPD-9) during the reenactment of the Inchon Landing, 15 September 2010. Marines and Sailors from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked aboard Denver participated in the 60th anniversary event honoring veterans of the war
    US Marine Corp photo # 100915-M-2155E-006 INCHON, South Korea (Sept. 20, 2010) by 1st Lt. Caleb Eames.
    Robert Hurst
    Denver 1673k USS Denver (LPD-9) passes along side Singapore Navy amphibious transport dock RSS Resolution (LPD-208) in the Gulf of Thailand during Cobra Gold, 20 February 2011. Denver is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway participating in Cobra Gold, a multinational military exercise co-sponsored by the U.S. and Thailand.
    US Navy photo # 110220-N-6692A-058 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 20, 2011) by MC1 Geronimo C. Aquino.
    Robert Hurst
    Denver
    100909103
    194k USS Denver (LPD-9) moors in a dry-dock at SSK Shipyard, Sasebo, Japan, 16 December 2009. Denver is undergoing repair on a rudder damaged during the 2009 fall patrol.
    U.S. Navy photo # 091216-N-5538K-023 by MC3 Casey H. Kyhl.
    Robert Hurst
    Denver 1351k USS Denver (LPD-9) moors at Laem Chabang after participating in Cobra Gold 2011. Cobra Gold is a joint and coalition multinational exercise hosted annually by the Kingdom of Thailand.
    US Navy photo # 110221-N-6692A-109 LAEM CHABANG, Thailand (Feb. 21, 2011) by MC1 Geronimo C. Aquino.
    Lee Wahler
    Denver 1075k USS Denver (LPD-9) moored at West Army Pier, Okinawa, Japan, 23 September 2011. Denver is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, which reports to Commander, Amphibious Force 7th Fleet. Note LARC-10.
    US Navy photo # 110923-N-MW330-268) by MC2 Spencer Mickler.
    Robert Hurst
    Denver
    10090926
    127k An MH-60S SeaHawk helicopter drops off supplies aboard USS Denver (LPD-9) (right) as she receives fuel during a replenishment at sea from Military Sealift Command's fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194), 10 September 2012. Denver is part of Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, the only forward-deployed ARG, which is currently operating in the 7th Fleet Area of Operations.
    U.S. Navy photo # 120910-N-XY604-017 by PO3 Class Karen Blankenship
    Robert Hurst
    Denver 215k USS Denver (LPD-9) transits the Philippine Sea during a scheduled deployment. Denver is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and is currently operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations
    US Navy photo # 120924-N-WX580-050 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 24, 2012) by MCSN Lacordrick Wilson.
    Lee Wahler
    Tippecanoe 1237k USS Denver (LPD-9), far left, pulls alongside USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO-199) to conduct a dual replenishment at sea with the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) (not shown).
    US Navy photo # 120924-N-WX580-069 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 24, 2012) by MCSN Lacordrick Wilson.
    Lee Wahler
    Denver
    10090927
    155k The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), foreground, sits pierside beside USS Denver (LPD-9) at Naval Base Guam during a scheduled port visit, 28 September 2012. Bonhomme Richard, the command ship of Expeditionary Strike Group 7, is currently operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet's area of responsibility.
    U.S. Navy photo # 120928-N-KB563-158 by MC2 Michael Russell
    Robert Hurst
    Denver
    10090989
    153k USS Denver (LPD-9) transits the Coral Sea as seen from the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), 12 August 2013. Bonhomme Richard is the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. 31st MEU, is conducting a certification exercise in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 130812-N-KE519-030
    Robert Hurst
    Denver
    10090923
    107k Sailors aboard assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) watch USS Denver (LPD-9) come alongside for an underway replenishment, 2 September 2013. Bonhomme Richard was the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, and was participating in Exercise Koolendong with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
    US Navy photo # 130902-N-NZ935-003 (Sept. 2, 2013) by MC1 Joshua Hammond.
    Robert Hurst
    Denver
    10090925
    160k The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) sends over a fuel line to USS Denver (LPD-9) during an underway replenishment in the Arafura Sea, 3 September 2013. Bonhomme Richard is the flagship for the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting routine joint-force operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
    U.S. Navy photo 130902-N-GG858-036 by MC2 Matthew Dickinson.
    Robert Hurst
    Denver
    100909110
    87k USS Denver (LHD-9) conducts an underway replenishment (UNREP) with amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), in Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, 3 September 2013.
    Denver is on patrol with the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, and is currently participating in Exercise Koolendong with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
    U.S. Navy Photo # 130902-N-NZ935-001 by MC1 Joshua Hammond.
    Robert Hurst
    Denver 227k USS Denver (LPD-9) pulls away from the pier at Sasebo, Japan. Denver is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, the US Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious ready group.
    US Navy photo # 40127-N-LM312-085 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 27, 2014) by MC2 Adam D. Wainwright.
    Robert M. Cieri
    Denver 371k Landing craft utility LCU-1666 enters the well deck of USS Denver (LPD-9). Denver is assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 140205-N-IC565-071 OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 5, 2014) by MC3 Bradley J. Gee.
    Robert M. Cieri
    Denver 246k Marines assigned to Combat Assault Battalion Amphibious Assault Vehicle General Support Platoon drive Amphibious P7 Ram RS vehicles out of the well deck of USS Denver (LPD-9). Denver is assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 140223-N-IC565-240 OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 23, 2014) by MC3 Bradley J. Gee.
    Robert M. Cieri
    Denver 269k USS Denver (LPD-9), part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, transits the East China Sea with ships from Flotilla Five of the Republic of Korea Navy. Denver is participating in Exercise Ssang Yong, an annual combined exercise conducted by Navy and Marine forces with the Republic of Korea.
    US Navy photo # 140327-N-BJ178-189 EAST CHINA SEA (March 27, 2014) by MC3 Michael Achterling.
    Ron Reeves
    Denver
    10090970
    40327-N-BJ178-071
    356k USS Denver (LPD-9) transits the East China Sea during a photo exercise. Denver is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is participating in Exercise Ssang Yong, an annual combined exercise conducted by Navy and Marine forces with the Republic of Korea in order to strengthen interoperability across the range of military operations.
    US Navy photo #'s
    140327-N-BJ178-071
    140327-N-BJ178-799
    140327-N-BJ178-789
    by MC3 Michael Achterling.
    Robert Hurst and
    Robert M. Cieri
    Denver
    10090971
    140327-N-BJ178-799
    278k
    Denver
    100909100
    140327-N-BJ178-789
    160k
    Denver 165k A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM-265) (Reinforced) lands on the flight deck of USS Denver (LPD-9). Denver is assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 and is participating in Exercise Ssang Yong, an annual combined exercise conducted by Navy and Marine forces with the Republic of Korea in order to strengthen interoperability across the range of military operations
    US Navy photo # 140401-N-IC565-048 EAST CHINA SEA (April 1, 2014) by MC3 Bradley J. Gee.
    Robert M. Cieri
    Denver
    100909115
    162k An MH-60S SeaHawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, lowers supplies onto the deck of USS Denver (LPD-9) during a replenishment at sea with the MSC Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE-8) (not shown) 3 April 2014, East China Sea. Denver is assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group Seven and is participating in Exercise Ssang Yong.
    U.S. Navy photo # 140403-N-BJ178-072 by MCS2 Michael Achterling.
    Robert Hurst
    Bonhomme Richard
    100806134
    132k The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) transits past USS Denver (LPD-9) during her return to Fleet Activities Sasebo, 1 May 2014.
    U.S. Navy photo # 140501-N-BB269-011 by MCSN Raymond D. Diaz III.
    Robert Hurst
    Bonhomme Richard
    100806135
    175k The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) andUSS Denver (LPD-9), moored at Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, 19 June 2014. Bonhomme Richard is currently undergoing a maintenance period
    U.S. Navy photo # 140619-N-BJ178-123by MC2 Michael Achterling.
    Robert Hurst
    Denver
    10090924
    103k The U.S. Navy's forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD-9) departs Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, 23 July 2014. Denver was scheduled to be decommissioned, 14 August 2014, at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, after 46 years of service.
    US Navy photo # 140723-N-ZZ999-276, SASEBO, JAPAN (July. 23, 2014) by MCSN Cameron McCulloch .
    Robert Hurst
    Denver 264k USS Denver (LPD-9) prepares to moor at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Denver is scheduled to be decommissioned, 14 August 2014, at the base after 46 years of service.
    US Navy photo # 140807-N-IU636-154 PEARL HARBOR (Aug. 7, 2014) by MC3 Johans Chavarro.
    Ron Reeves
    Denver 214k Capt. Michael P. Donnelly, commanding officer of USS Denver (LPD-9), passes through ceremonial sideboys at the conclusion of the ship's decommissioning ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Denver officially inactivates Sep. 30 after almost 46 years of service.
    US Navy photo # 140814-N-GI544-380 PEARL HARBOR (Aug. 14, 2014) by MC2 Laurie Dexter.
    Ron Reeves
    Denver 154k Decommissioned USS Denver (LPD-9) moored at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF) Pearl Harbor, HI., 4 October 2015. Photo by Barry Gerrard
    Peleliu
    100705102
    167k U.S. Navy ships laid up in reserve in Middle Loch, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as of 1 July 2016. Identifiable ships are (front to back):

    Amphibious Assault Ship USS Peleliu (LHA-5),
    Guided Missile Frigate USS McClusky (FFG-41),
    Guided Missile Frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG-48),
    Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tarawa (LHA-1),
    Guided Missile Frigate USS Crommelin (FFG-37),
    Guided Missile Frigate USS Curts (FFG-38),
    Guided Missile Frigate USS Thach (FFG-43),
    Guided Missile Frigate USS Rentz (FFG-46),
    Landing Ship Tank USS Racine (LST-1191),
    Dock Landing Ship USS Cleveland (LPD-7),
    Dock Landing Ship USS Denver (LPD-9),
    Dock Landing Ship USS Juneau (LPD-10);
    Amphibious Cargo Ship USS Durham (LKA-114) and
    Amphibious Cargo Ship USS St. Louis (LKA-116).
    US Navy photo # 160701-N-SI773-264 Pearl Harbor, July 16, 2001 by MC1 Ace Rheaume, USN.
    Robert Hurst


    For more photos and information about USS Denver, see;
  • Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
  • USS Denver (LPD-9)
  • Official US Navy Photographs of the Burial-at-Sea of the remains of HTC Anthony J. Cieri, Jr., USN (Ret), from the USS Denver (LPD-9), Monday 13 June 1977.
  • Welcome Aboard pamphlet for 1982
  • Denver / Yukon Collision, July 2000
  • Welcome Aboard pamphlet for 2014
  • Decommissioning Program

  • Commanding Officers
    01CAPT. Carr, Herbert W.26 October 1968 - 25 February 1970
    02CAPT. Kauth Jr., John Leo25 February 1970 - 9 June 1971
    03CAPT. Bodamer, Robert Earl9 June 1971 - 24 May 1973
    04CAPT. Eggert, Lowell Franklin (Gus) :RADM24 May 1973 - 26 January 1974
    05CAPT. Jenkins Jr., Harry T.26 January 1974 - 11 September 1975
    06CAPT. Jones, Donald S.11 September 1975 - 18 February 1977
    07CAPT. Klee, Robert Erhart18 February 1977 - 1 December 1978
    08CAPT. Cooke, Vincent Edward1 December 1978 - 17 March 1981
    09CAPT. Peacher, Robert Wadsworth17 March 1981 - 23 December 1982
    10CAPT. Greenhoe, Duane Floyde23 December 1982 - 27 October 1984
    11CAPT. Johnson, Albert Parrent, USN (USNA 1960)27 October 1984 - 23 October 1986
    12CAPT. Fladd, Wirt Ross23 October 1986 - 6 January 1989
    13CAPT. Parkhurst, Nigel E.6 January 1989 - 5 April 1991
    14CAPT. Hough, James Arthur5 April 1991 - 24 July 1992
    15CAPT. Burck, Clarence William24 July 1992 - 28 May 1993
    16CAPT. Gilbert, Arthur James, USN (USNA 1967)28 May 1993 - 26 May 1995
    17CAPT. Hopper, William Frank, USN (USNA 1972)26 May 1995 - 7 March 1997
    18CAPT. Dupouy, Douglas Kent, USN (USNA 1974)7 March 1997 - 18 September 1998
    19CAPT. Webber, Charles F.18 September 1998 - 24 July 2000
    20CAPT. Squires, Stephen George, USN (USNA 1979)24 July 2000 - 23 May 2002
    21CAPT. Johanson, Bradley Eugene23 May 2002 - 15 December 2003
    22CAPT. Zecchin, Todd Allen, USN15 December 2003 - 20 May 2005
    23CAPT. Cone Jr., William Leo, USN (USNA 1981)20 May 2005 - 20 October 2006
    24CAPT. Clarkson, Joseph Michael20 October 2006 - 4 April 2008
    25CAPT. Mikeska, Dennis Charles (Smiley)4 April 2008 - 10 July 2008
    26CAPT. Whalen, Kent David (Torch), USN (USNA 1984)10 July 2008 - 22 January 2009
    27CAPT. Fenton, Gregory John (Fence), USN (USNA 1986) :RADM22 January 2009 - 17 June 2010
    28CAPT. Mifsud, Mario17 June 2010 - 19 October 2011
    29CAPT. Wettlaufer, Michael Andrew19 October 2011 - 6 November 2012
    30CAPT. Lenox, Kevin Paul (Crash) USN :RADM6 November 2012 - 24 October 2013
    31CAPT. Donnelly, Michael Patrick (Buzz) USN :RADM24 October 2013 - 14 August 2014
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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