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USS Anchorage (LSD-36)

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
Second Row - Joint Meritorious Unit Award - Navy Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2)
Third Row - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (7) - Navy Expeditionary Medal (1-Iran/Indian Ocean) - National Defense Service Medal (2)
Fourth Row - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (OP Frequent Wind, OP Restore Hope Somalia, Bosnia) - *Vietnam Service Medal (6 or 7) - Southwest Asia Service Medal
Fifth Row - Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal (Frequent Wind) - Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Fifth Row - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Anchorage Class Dock Landing Ship:

Laid down, 13 March 1967, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, MS.

Launched, 5 May 1968

Commissioned USS Anchorage (LSD-36), at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA. 15 March 1969

During The Vietnam War USS Anchorage (LSD-36) participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Vietnam War Campaigns
Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970 18 to 21 February 1970	Consolidation II 12 to 18 December 1971 28 January to 1 February 1972 7 to 9 February 1972 15 to 17 February 1972 21 March 1972
Sanctuary Counteroffensive 7 to 18 June 1970 26 to 28 June 1970	Vietnam Ceasefire 1 April to 7 May 1972 19 May to 11 June 1972 24 to 26 June 1972 29 June to 1 July 1972
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII 23 to 27 July 1970 9 to 12 August 1970 12 to 15 and 25 to 29 September 1970 1 to 3 October and 5 to 7 October 1970 5 to 6 November 1970 11 to 12 April 1971 22 to 24 April 1971	*Vietnam Evacuation (Operation Frequent Wind) 29 to 30 April 1975
Consolidation I 25 to 26 October 1971 14 to 16 November 1971 19 to 21 November 1971

Decommissioned, 1 October 2003 at Naval Base San Diego, CA.

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group

Struck from the Naval Register, 8 March 2004

USS Anchorage earned six campaign stars for Vietnam service and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for Operation 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

Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for disposal

Planned transfer to Taiwan in FY 2005 to replace ROCS Chung Cheng ex-USS Comstock (LSD 19), canceled

Final Disposition, sunk as a target, 17 July 2010, 70 miles off Kauai, HI. by one MK48 ADCAP torpedo fired from USS Bremerton (SSN-698)

Specifications:
Displacement 8,325 t.(lt), 14,095 t.(fl)
Length 553'
Beam 84'
Draft 19'
Speed 20+kts.

Complement

24 Officers

300 Enlisted
Troop Accommodations 320
Boats (Well Deck Capacity) 3 LCACs or 2 LCUs

Armament

four twin 3"/50 gun mounts (removed 1980)

two Phalanx CIWS gun mounts

two 25mm Bushmaster chain guns

Propulsion

two 600psi boilers

two De Laval Steam Turbines

two propellers, 24,000shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
	97k	Anchorage (LSD-36) launching, Sunday 5 May 1968, at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, MS. AP Wirephoto	Tommy Trampp
	142k	Anchorage (LSD-36) under way during builders trials in the Gulf of Mexico, 1968. US Navy photo	Robert Hurst
	57k	Anchorage (LSD-36) under way, 27 January 1969, near Pascagoula, MS., probably during builders trials US Navy photo # USN 1139429	Robert Hurst
10123624	238k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD-36)** outbound to sea from San Diego, Ca., passing Point Loma, date unknown. ©George Barber	Nicholas Tiberio
10123625	225k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD-36)** outbound to sea from San Diego, CA., date unknown. ©George Barber	Nicholas Tiberio
	523k	One of *USS Anchorage* (LSD-36)**'s four 3"/50 twin gun mounts, circa 1971-72, location unknown. The four 3"/50s were removed in 1980. Note the Iwo Jima class Amphibious Assault Ship in the background.	Photos by Joe O’Loughlin, USS Anchorage, 11/23/70 to 4/6/72; Electronics Material Officer & CIC Officer
	255k
	159k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD-36) conducting an underway replenishment with USS Mispillion (AO-105)**, circa 1973	Derick Hartshorn, courtesy Del Loewe
100119150	68k	U.S. Navy Amphibious Squadron 5 (PHIBRON 5) underway in the Gulf of Tonkin, in 1972. The Squadron consisted of; the Amphibious Assault Ship *USS Tripoli* (LPH-10), left; the Amphibious Transport Dock USS Duluth (LPD-6), Dock Landing Ship USS Anchorage (LSD-36); and Attack Transport USS Mobile (LKA-115), right; and the Tank Landing Ship USS Schenectady (LST-1185), not visible. Also visible is the Amphibious Command Ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) on her first deployment. Blue Ridge and Anchorage are replenished by a Mars-class Combat Stores Ship. PHIBRON 5** was deployed to the Western Pacific, the Indian Ocean and Vietnam from 1 October 1971 to 8 August 1972. U.S. Navy photo from the USS Mobile (LKA-115)* 1971-1972 cruise book*	Robert Hurst
	159k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD-36) conducting an underway replenishment with USS Mispillion (AO-105) with USS White Plains (AFS-4)** in the distance, circa 1973.	Derick Hartshorn, courtesy Del Loewe
	61k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD 36)** during an UNREP, circa 1985, location unknown.	Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	70k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD 36)** at San Diego, date unknown.	Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	58k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD 36)** under way, date and location unknown.	Jerry Hays
	88k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD 36)** off Darwin, Australia. US Navy photo # 000907-N-8743M-018 by PH1 David Miller, 7 September 2000.	Navy Newsstand
10123619	205k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD-36)** underway off San Diego, CA., date unknown. ©George Barber	Nicholas Tiberio and Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	51k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD 36)** under way, date and location unknown. US Navy Photo	USS Anchorage web site
	103k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD 36)** under way, date and location unknown.	Robert Hurst
	91k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD 36)** departs San Diego Bay heading for sea. US Navy photo # 030117-N-2069B-003 by PH3 Gregory Badger, 17 January 2003.	Bernard A. Cardali USS LST-306
	234k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD 36)** departs San Diego Bay heading for sea. US Navy photo # 030117-N-2069B-002 by PH3 Gregory Badger, 17 January 2003.	Robert Hurst and Bernard A. Cardali USS LST-306
	70k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD 36)** departs San Diego Bay heading for sea. US Navy photo # 030117-N-2069B-001 by PH3 Gregory Badger, 17 January 2003.	Bernard A. Cardali USS LST-306
10123626	333k	*USS Anchorage* (LSD-36)** underway off San Diego, CA., with a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) approaching her well deck, date unknown. ©George Barber	Nicholas Tiberio
	4166k	Amphibious Task Force-West (ATF-West), comprised of; *USS Bonhomme Richard* (LHD-6), USS Boxer (LHD-4), USS Dubuque (LPD-8), USS Comstock (LSD-45), USS Anchorage (LSD-36), USS Pearl Harbor (LSD-52), and USS Cleveland (LPD-7), steam in formation with Military Sealift Command (MSC) oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200)**. ATF-West deployed from San Diego January 17, transporting Marines and their gear to Kuwait for further deployment into Iraq.US Navy photo # 030524-N-1352S-006 Arabian Gulf (May 24, 2003) by PH2 Jennifer Swader.	Robert M. Cieri
	2147k	The decommissioned Ex-*USS Anchorage* (LSD 36) is towed to sea, 15 July 2010, by USNS Navajo (T-ATF-169)** for a (RIMPAC) 2010 sinking exercise. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve multinational interoperability US Navy photo # 100715-N-8539M-468 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (July 15, 2010) by MC2 N. Brett Morton.
	80k	Attempts to sink ex-*USS Anchorage* (LSD-36) by Maverick missiles fired by aircraft from VP-4 and VP-40** were inconclusive. She would not yield to anti-ship cruise missiles. Ex-USS Anchorage was ultimately sunk with one MK48 ADCAP torpedo fired from *USS Bremerton* (SSN-698)**.	CAPT Howard C. Warner III USN ex CO USS Bremerton

For more photos and information about USS Anchorage, see:
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
Welcome Aboard Pamphlet

Commanding Officers
01	CAPT. Beaman, Percy Stuart	15 March 1969 - 25 March 1971
02	CAPT. Rank, Cyrus A.	25 March 1971 - 10 August 1972
03	CAPT. Congdon, Robert Newton	10 October 1972 - 23 September 1973
04	CDR. Aldana, Louis Pelayo	23 September 1973 - 28 June 1975
05	CDR. Wright, Arthur St.Clair, USN (USNA 1957)	28 June 1975 - 1 September 1975
06	CDR. Lund, John Robert	1 September 1975 - 24 November 1976
07	CDR. Bledsoe, Paul Isham	24 November 1976 - 29 August 1978
06	CDR. Forster, Robert Douglas, USN (USNA 1963)	29 August 1978 - 1 October 1980
09	CDR. McCann Jr., William Robert, USN (USNA 1963)	1 October 1980 - 25 September 1982
10	CDR. Kruszona, Raymond Robert, USN	25 September 1982 - 1 December 1984
11	CDR. Quigley, Michael Dennis	1 December 1984 - 11 December 1986
12	CDR. Wein, Michael Clark	11 DEcember 1986 - 15 December 1988
13	CDR. Butler, Gregory Clinton	15 December 1988 - 29 December 1990
14	CDR. LaBrecque, Terence Paul, USN	29 December 1990 - 11 September 1992
15	CDR. Brown Jr., Thomas Joseph	11 September 1992 - 24 March 1994
16	CDR. Cassani, Paul Christopher	24 March 1994 - 22 January 1996
17	CDR. Read, John Alexander	22 January 1996 - 22 August 1997
18	CDR. Thomas, Ronald Louis	22 August 1997 - 30 March 1999
19	CDR. Angood, David Stevens	30 March 1999 - 10 November 2000
20	CDR. Flowers, Kent Vernell	10 November 2000 - 3 May 2002
21	CDR. Cedrun, Mark Edward, USN (USNA 1984)	3 May 2002 - 1 October 2003


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