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The name Boxer comes from His Majesty's Brig Boxer, Captain Samuel
Blyth, encountered and captured by the US brig Enterprise,
Lieutenant William Burrows, off Portland, Maine, on 5 September 1813.
NS022160: Engagement between the "Enterprise" and "Boxer," from Twenty-Six
Historic Ships, by Fredrick Hill (1903).
Four previous US warships had borne the name:
- A brig.
- A schooner.
- A British sidewheel steamer named Tristram
Shandy, captured on 15 May 1864 and renamed Boxer
on 21 June 1865.
- A brigantine-rigged training ship.
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) under way with assault helicopters ranged on deck, apparently
HUS Seahorses forward and HR2S Deuces aft, circa January-February 1959, probably off the coast of Cuba. Embarked units included
3rd Battalion, 8th Marines.
Original Caption from AP Wire Service
" WILL PUT IN AT GUANTANAMO, CUBA -- This is the USS Boxer which the U.S. Navy said today will put in at Guantanamo, Cuba, this weekend. About 1,500 Marines taking part in an amphibious group training in the Caribbean, will go ashore for rest and recreation. A spokesman said that the shore leave had been scheduled for several months. (U.S. Navy Photo via APWire photo." |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) under way, date and location unknown.
US Navy photo. |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) under way, date and location unknown.
US Navy photo. |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) under way, date and location unknown.
US Navy photo. |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) under way, date and location unknown.
US Navy photo. |
Robert P. Sessums. |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) under way during operations off Vieques Island with the Tenth Provisional Marine Brigade, 8 March 1959.
US Navy photo |
Robert M. Cieri |
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U.S. Marine Corps HUS-1 helicopters lift off from USS Boxer (LPH-4)'s flight deck, during operations off Vieques Island with
the Tenth Provisional Marine Brigade, 8 March 1959.
Photograph by Grantham. US Navy photo # NH 97288 |
US Naval History and Heritage Command |
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U.S. Marine Corps Sikorsky HR2S-1 lifts off from the USS Boxer (LPH-4)'s' flight deck in 1959. location unknown.
U.S. Navy photo from the USS Boxer (LPH-4) 1959 cruise book. |
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Aerial view of USS Boxer (LPH-4) underway in 1959, location unknown.
U.S. Navy photo from USS Boxer (LPH-4) 1959 cruise book |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) slowly under way in September 1960, on maneuvers, at an unknown location.
Life Magazine Archives, Ralph Morse photographer, shared by Peter DeForest. |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) and USS Intrepid (CVA-11) are in the
background of this photo of USS Mosopelea (ATF-158) under way at NOB Norfolk, with the SERVLANT Salvage Barge in tow, circa 1961. |
Image courtesy of
Larry Blumenthal, PH3, 1957-61.
"US Navy Photos" |
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Stern view of USS Boxer (LPH-4) at anchor at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, early 1962. |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) offshore, circa the mid-1960s, with six UH-34 Sea Horse helicopters flying in formation in the foreground, circa 1965.
Note the Forrest Sherman class destroyer in the background.
US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo# NH 107671 |
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Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, board helicopters on the flight deck of USS Boxer (LPH-4) on a practice assault
off the coast of Haiti. Boxer is the lead ship of a US Navy task force standing by to help with the evacuation of Americans should violence erupt on the
island.
UPI Telephoto. |
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Stern view of USS Boxer (LPH-4) under way, date and location unknown. Note UH-34 Seahorse helicopters positioned fore and
aft on her flight deck.
US Navy photo. |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) underway and the high speed transport USS Liddle (APD-60)
in transit to Spain, during Operation "Steelpike 1", October 1964.
From the William C. Reed Collection (COLL/5634) at the Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division official USMC protograph (FLICKR) |
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October 1964, Steelpike I, USS Boxer (LPH-4) coming alongside the port side of
USS Rigel (AF-58) |
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October 1964, Steelpike I, USS Boxer (LPH-4) taking station along port side of USS Rigel (AF-58) |
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October 1964, Steelpike I, unrep under way USS Boxer (LPH-4) taking on supplies for USS Rigel (AF-58) |
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October 1964, Steelpike I, starboard bow of USS Boxer (LPH-4), unrep completed Boxer beginning to pull away from USS Rigel (AF-58) |
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October 1964, Steelpike I, unrep completed and USS Boxer (LPH-4) pulls away from USS Rigel (AF-58) |
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October 1964, Steelpike I, USS Boxer (LPH-4) approx. 1500 yards off USS Rigel (AF-58)'s port side |
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August 1965, Mayport, Florida, USS Boxer (LPH-4) seen here just prior to departing for Vietnam with elements of the
Army's First Cavalry Division on board. She carried 1200 personnel, 205 helicopters and 6 OV-1 airplanes to the combat zone. Aircraft on her flight deck include
6 OV-1 (dark colored-forward); 4 CH-54 (white-just forward of island); 56 CH-47 (dark colored-amidships and aft) and 36 UH-1 (white-amidships and forward).
The remaining 109 helicopters are presumably stowed on Boxer's hangar deck.
Official U.S. Army Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. US Navy photo # NH 97285 |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) with US Army's First Cavalry Division on board. She carried 1200 personnel, 205 helicopters and 6 OV-1
airplanes to the combat zone. Aircraft on her flight deck include CH-54, CH-47 and UH-1 helicopters, circa late 1965. |
Michael A. Jacobs |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) outbound to sea from Naval Station Mayport, FL. in August 1965 with the US Army First Cavalry Division
(Air Mobile) aboard. Boxer transported 1,200 Army personnel from Mayport to South Vietnam including 205 Helicopters and 6 OV-1 Mohawk fixed wing aircraft,
arriving in early September 1965.
US Navy photos |
Robert P. Sessums whose father CPL. W.M. Sessums was aboard during the voyage. |
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Troops of the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) disembark from USS Boxer (LPH-4)
at Qui Nhon, 10 September 1965.
Photos courtesy Ed Lemp, museum.vhpa.org |
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Troops of the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) head for Blue Beach at Qui Nhon in an LCU after offloading from USS Boxer (LPH-4),
14 September 1965.
US National Archives photo # 111-CCV-554-CC32083, a US Navy photo by SFC James K.F. Dung. |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) offloading US Army First Cavalry Division helicopters and personnel in South Vietnam, circa late 1965. |
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Two CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters flying towards USS Boxer (LPH-4) while at anchor off Danang, South Vietnam, 1965
Photo courtesy Betty Wood, pinterest.com |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) under way in the Caribbean Sea, circa 1965, possibly during the Dominican Republic Intervention. The airborne UH-34 Seahorse Helicopter and those on Boxer's deck belong to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264.
US Navy photo. |
Juan M. Felix |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) stands in readiness, 30 April 1965, off the southern coast of the Dominican Republic to evacuate American citizens and other nationals and land Marines.
AP Wirephoto, |
Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret. |
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The Gemini 8 empty capsule being hoisted onto the elevator of USS Boxer (LPH-4), 16 March 1966. The destroyer
USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852) is in the background having completed the pick up of the capsule with the
astronauts aboard. Mason returned the capsule to the sea so that Boxer could recover it.
NASA Photo ID S66-34101 |
Chin Yu Chu |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) at anchor off Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, 5 December 1966. H-34 Seahorse Helicopters of
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 line her flight deck.
US Navy photo # USN-1125049 from the US Naval Photographic Center, Naval Station, Washington, DC. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) under way, date and location unknown. Boxer parades her Marines, their light vehicles (near island), and helicopters.
US Navy photo. |
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Sikorsky HUS (H-34) and HR2S (H-37) helicopters on the flight deck of USS Boxer (LPH-4).
US Navy photo from "Aircraft Carriers" by Norman Polmar. |
Robert Hurst |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) underway, circa December 1964-1967, location unknown.
| Photo by LTjg. Lars Andersen, USNR, USS Kankakee (AO-39) |
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Carib 1-68 Patrol Caribbean Ready Group steams in formation as it patrols the Caribbean Sea. Commanded by Capt. J. B. Drachnik, USN,
Commander Amphibious Squadron Four, its mission is the promotion of peace and
goodwill and the protection of U.S. citizens and property ashore in time of crisis. Homeported in Norfolk, VA., the Group has been deployed since March. Ships of the
Ready Group are: (l-r)
Attack Cargo Ship USS Rankin (AKA-103);
Dock Landing Ship, USS Fort Snelling (LSD-30);
Amphibious Assault Ship, USS Boxer (LPH-4);
Tank Landing Ship, USS Graham County (LST-1176); and
High Speed Transport, USS Kirwin (APD-90).
The original photograph and caption was released by USS Boxer in 1968. .
US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 97284 by PH2 A. P. Gonthier, Jr.. |
Mike Smolinski |
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Aerial view of USS Boxer (LPH-4) underway in the Caribbean Sea. This photo was probably taken while the ship was homeward bound
after completing a deployment as part of the Carib 1-68 Patrol Caribbean Ready Group
US Navy photo |
Kirk Schermerhorn foe his father W. Gary Woodham USS Boxer mid-1960s |
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Starboard side aerial view of USS Boxer (LPH-4) underway, date and location unknown.
US Navy photo |
Kirk Schermerhorn foe his father W. Gary Woodham USS Boxer mid-1960s |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) empty flight deck, circa 1968. |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) conducting a firing exercise for her twin 5"/38 gun mounts in March 1968. |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) under way in March 1968, view from one of her sponsons. |
Michael A. Jacobs |
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A Boeing Vertol CH-46 on the flight deck of USS Boxer (LPH-4) with flight deck crew members, March 1968. |
Michael A. Jacobs |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) flight deck crew hook up tow bar to a Boeing Vertol CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter
belonging to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM-162) on the flight deck in March 1968. |
Michael A. Jacobs USS Boxer 1967-68 |
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Crowded flight deck of USS Boxer (LPH-4) loaded with Jeeps, ammunition, fuels, and tugs in March 1968. March 1968. |
Michael A. Jacobs USS Boxer 1967-68 |
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Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaws lifting off from USS Boxer (LPH-4), circa 1968-1969.
Photo by R. Stewart |
Yu Chu |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) crew members observing shark fishing from the fantail, circa March 1968. |
Michael A. Jacobs |
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A Sikorsky UH-37 Mojave on the flight deck of USS Boxer (LPH-4) circa March 1968. |
Michael A. Jacobs |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) flight deck with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron HMM-264
Sikorsky UH-34 helicopters off the east coast of the United States, date unknown. |
Michael A. Jacobs |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) flight deck with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron HMM-264
Sikorsky UH-34 helicopters off the east coast of the United States, date unknown. |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) at anchor date and location unknown. |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) moored pierside Naval Station Norfolk, VA., circa March 1968. |
Michael A. Jacobs |
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"Carib 1-68 Patrol" Caribbean Ready Group steams in formation as it patrols the Caribbean Sea. Commanded by Capt. J.B. Drachnik, USN, Commander Amphibious Squadron Four. Homeported in Norfolk, Va., are: (l-r) Attack Cargo Ship, USS Rankin (AKA-103); Dock Landing
Ship, USS Fort Snelling (LSD-30); Amphibious Assault Ship, USS Boxer (LPH-4); Tank Landing Ship, USS Graham County (LST-1176); and High Speed Transport, USS Kirwin (APD-90). Photographed by PH2 A.P. Gonthier, Jr. US Navy photo # NH 97284. |
US Naval History and Heritage Command |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) right, moored across from the aircraft carrier USS America (CVA-66) at Pier No. 11, Naval Operating Base Norfolk, 1 October 1969. America had just completed a Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (since 24 January 1969). Boxer was decommissioned two months later, on 1 December 1969.
Official U.S. Navy photograph, available from DefenseImagery.mil (id. DN-ST-88-04340). |
Robert M. Cieri |
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USS Boxer (LPH-4) under way, date and location unknown.
US Navy photo. |
Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret. |
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Closed Brooklyn Naval Shipyard Pier J., August 1970.
The three decommissioned Essex Class aircraft carriers Ex-USS Boxer (LPH-4) (being prepared to be sold for scrap in 1971),
Ex-USS Essex (CVS-9) and
Ex-USS Randolph (CVS-15) |
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Ex-USS Boxer (LPH-4) laid up at the closed Brooklyn Naval Shipyard, March 1971. |
Photo by CAPT. Mark Heilenday, USN Ret. |
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Ex-USS Boxer (LPH-4) being shifted to the scrapping pier at the closed Brooklyn Naval Shipyard, 2 July 1973. |
Photo by CAPT. Mark Heilenday, USN Ret. |
