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Germantown (LSD-42) prior to launching, 29 June 1984, at Lockheed Shipbuilding Corp, Seattle, WA. |
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Christening of Germantown (LSD-42) by Mrs. Barbara Kelly, wife of Gen. Paul X. Kelly, USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps,
29 June 1984, at Lockheed Shipbuilding Corp, Seattle, WA. |
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Germantown (LSD-42) sliding down the builders ways, 29 June 1984, at Lockheed Shipbuilding Corp, Seattle, WA. |
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Germantown (LSD-42) immediately after launching, 29 June 1984, at Lockheed Shipbuilding Corp, Seattle, WA. |
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Germantown (LSD-42) underway probably during builders trials in the Gulf of Mexico, circa January 1986.
Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company photo from "U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History" by Norman Friedman. |
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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. |
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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 |
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USS Germantown (LSD-42) underway, date and location unknown.
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USS Germantown (LSD-42) underway, date and location unknown.
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USS Germantown (LSD-42) underway off San Diego with Point Loma in the background, date unknown. |
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USS Germantown (LSD-42) underway in the harbor at San Diego, CA., date unknown.
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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 # 020311-N-9802B-003 from the Navy Newsstand web site. |
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Landing Craft Air Cushion LCAC-83 assigned to
Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5) prepares to enter the well deck of USS Germantown (LSD-42) during
Exercise Edged Mallet Kenya, east Africa, 5 January 2004. Edged Mallet is a two-week exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships, increase
interoperability, and familiarize U.S. personnel with the environmental and operational characteristics of Kenya while demonstrating amphibious capabilities.
Additionally, Edged Mallet features Humanitarian Assistance Operations and bilateral combined arms training with Kenyan Armed Forces. Edged Mallet involved more than
1,800 U.S. Sailors and Marines and is part of an ongoing series of U.S. - Kenya military activities that refine, promote and maintain the operational readiness of
participating forces while supporting and maintaining understandings between Kenyan and U.S. personnel.
US Navy photo # 040105-N-3236B-008 KENYA (Jan. 3, 2004) by PH1 Ted Banks. |
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USS Germantown (LSD-42) (right) and USS Cleveland (LPD-7) (left) moored pierside at Naval Station San Diego, CA., August 2007. |
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USS Germantown (LSD-42) moored bow to bow pierside with USS Dubuque (LPD-8)
at Naval Station San Diego, August 2007 |
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USS Germantown (LSD-42) arrives in Seattle for the 2008 Seafair Fleet Week, assisted by large harbor tugs Manhattan (YTB-779) and Canonchet (YTB-823). During the week long stay in Seattle, Sailors will get a chance to explore the local community. Navy Weeks are designed to raise awareness in metropolitan areas that do not have a significant Navy presence.
US Navy photos # 080729-N-7656R-001 SEATTLE (July 29, 2008)
080729-N-7656R-002 SEATTLE (July 29, 2008) and
080729-N-7656R-001 SEATTLE (July 29, 2008) by MC2 Eric J. Rowley. |
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USS Germantown (LSD-42) and
Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59) lead the parade of ships to kick off
the 2008 59th annual Seattle Seafair Fleet Week. During the week long stay in Seattle, Sailors will get a chance to explore the local community. Navy Weeks are
designed to raise awareness in metropolitan areas that do not have a significant Navy presence.
US Navy photo # 080730-N-7656R-003 SEATTLE (July 30, 2008) and
080730-N-7656R-001 SEATTLE (July 30, 2008) by MC2 Eric J. Rowley. |
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USS Germantown (LSD-42) and the barque rigged Star of
India are being maneuvered toward the BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair yard for refurbishing and inspections, 18 August 2009.
Photo courtesy of Port of San Diego. |
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USS Germantown (LSD-42) crew members lower a rigid-hull inflatable boat into the water. Germantown is part of the forward deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting operations in the western Pacific.
US Navy photo # 111101-N-WJ771-098 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 1, 2011) by MC2 Casey H. Kyhl. |
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The forward-deployed USS Germantown (LSD-42) and the Royal Thai navy medium landing ship HTMS Surin (LST-722) underway in the Gulf of Thailand. Germantown is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is participating in exercise Cobra Gold 2011, a US and Thailand co-sponsored multi-nation exercise to improve interoperability between participating nations.
US Navy photo # 110214-N-8607R-417 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 14, 2011) by MC2 Eva-Marie Ramsaran. |
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A landing craft air cushion departs the well deck of USS Germantown (LSD-42) while an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) conducts flight operations. Blue Ridge and Germantown are in the Coral Sea participating in Talisman Sabre 2011, a bilateral exercise intended to enhance planning and readiness between the U.S. and Australian forces.
US Navy photo # 110722-N-SD300-055 CORAL SEA (July 21, 2011) by MCSN James Norman. |
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The forward-deployed USS Germantown (LSD-42) returns to Fleet Activities Sasebo after its summer patrol in the western Pacific Ocean.
US Navy photo # 110825-N-WJ771-064 SASEBO, Japan (Aug. 25, 2011) by MC2 Casey H. Kyhl. |
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Sailors aboard USNS Tippecanoe (T-AOE-199) attach cargo to a
CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during a replenishment at sea with the with the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ships USS Germantown (LSD-42) and
USS Tortuga (LSD-46) (not pictured). Germantown, with embarked elements of the
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU-31) is under way after participating in Exercise Cobra Gold 2012, an annual Thai-U.S. co-sponsored joint and multinational exercise designed to advance security throughout the Asia-Pacific region and enhance interoperability with participating nations.
US Navy photo # 120220-N-WV964-136 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 20, 2012) by MC1 Johnie Hickmon. |
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USS Germantown (LSD-42), USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) and an unidentified Guided Missile Frigate moored pierside at Naval Station San Diego, CA. in April 2013. |
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Amphibious assault vehicles assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines,
depart the well deck of USS Germantown (LSD-42) during exercise Blue Chromite. Blue Chromite is an amphibious training exercise conducted with the
4th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines. Germantown is part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting joint forces exercises in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
US Navy photo # 41102-N-XM324-233 OURA-WAN, Okinawa (Nov. 2, 2014) by MCSN Patrick Dionne. |
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USS Germantown (LSD-42) returns to Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo after completing her fall patrol.
Germantown is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
US Navy photo # 141114-N-LP801-029 SASEBO, Japan (Nov. 14, 2014) by MC2 Raul Moreno Jr. |
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USS Germantown (LSD-42) departs Naval Facility White Beach after embarking Marines from
3rd Marine Division,
1st Marine Aircraft Wing and
3rd Marine Logistics Group in preparation for exercise Blue Chromite. Blue Chromite is an amphibious
training exercise conducted with the 4th Marine Regiment,
Marine Air Group 36,
Combat Logistics Regiment 4,
and other elements of III Marine Expeditionary Force. Germantown is on patrol in
the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
US Navy photo # 151027-N-MP556-011 OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 27, 2015) by LT. David A. Levy. |
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USS Germantown (LSD-42) anchors outside White Beach, Okinawa, during well deck operations. Germantown is assigned
to the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (BHRARG) and is participating in a certification exercise (CERTEX) with the embarked
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).
US Navy photo # 160223-N-KB426-385 WHITE BEACH, Okinawa (Feb. 23, 2016) by MC3 James Vazquez. |
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USS Germantown (LSD-42) arrives at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka. Germantown, part of the Bonhomme
Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHRESG), was visiting FLEACT Yokosuka as part of a regularly scheduled port visit for training and maintenance.
US Navy photo # 160328-N-XN177-104 YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 28, 2016) by MC2 Peter Burghart. |
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USS Germantown (LSD-42) transits the East China Sea during wet well deck operations. Germantown, attached to
Expeditionary Strike Group 7, is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific.
US Navy photo # 160823-N-BB269-231 EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 23, 2016) by MC2 Raymond D. Diaz. |
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USS Germantown (LSD-42) anchored off the coast of Okinawa, during a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) exercise. NEO
is an ordered evacuation of civilian and nonessential military personnel from danger in overseas countries to a designated safe area. Germantown,
attached to Expeditionary Strike Group 7, is under way in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific.
US Navy photo # 160904-N-BB269-523 OKINAWA, Japan (Sep. 4, 2016) by MC2 Raymond D. Diaz. |
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USS Germantown (LSD-42) transits the Pacific Ocean. Germantown, under way with the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary
Strike Group, is operating in the US 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region
US Navy photo # 160910-N-YG104-012 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 10, 2016) by MC2 Sarah Villegas. |
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USS Germantown (LSD-42) receiving cargo palettes from an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, during a replenishment at sea (RAS). Germantown, part of
the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (
US Navy photo # 160912-N-YG104-011 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 12, 2016) by MC2 Sarah Villegas. |
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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) and
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)
lead a formation of Carrier Strike Group Five and Expeditionary Strike Group Seven ships, steaming in the Philippine Sea, 20 September 2016. Ships in the photo include
USS Momsen (DDG-92),
USS Chancellorsville (CG-62),
USS Stethem (DDG-63),
USS Benfold (DDG-65),
USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54),
USS Germantown (LSD-42),
USS Barry (DDG-52),
USS Green Bay (LPD-20),
USS McCampbell (DDG-85), as well as
USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) during a photo exercise to signify the completion of
Valiant Shield 2016. Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S.- only, field-training exercise with a focus on
integration of joint training among U.S. forces. This was the sixth exercise in the series, that began in 2006.
US Navy photo # 160920-N-NT265-419 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 20, 2016) by MC2 Christian Senyk |
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The amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD-20) comes
alongside USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) along with USS Germantown (LSD-42) during
a replenishment at sea during Valiant Shield 2016. Valiant Shield 2016 is a biennial, U.S.- only, field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint
training among U.S. forces. Green Bay, part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group with embarked
31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is
participating in Valiant Shield in an effort to increase naval integration and joint capabilities in the event of conflict, contingency, or disaster relief.
US Navy photo # 160922-N-XM324-026 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 22, 2016 by MC3 Patrick Dionne/. |
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USS Germantown (LSD-42) detached from Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11 and departed U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, Sept. 15,
after a decade of being forward-deployed to Japan.
US Navy photo # 210915-N-HI376-0146 SASEBO JAPAN (Sept. 15, 2021 |
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