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USS
Denver (LPD-9) is the third ship of the fleet to bear this name. Denver's
keel was laid July 7th, 1964 at Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction
Company, Seattle, Washington. She was launched January 23rd, 1965, christened
by Mrs. John Love, wife of the Governor of Colorado, and commissioned
October 26th, 1968. |
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| The USS Denver is an Amphibious Transport Dock. Her primary mission is to embark, transport, seabase and land elements of a landing force for a variety of expeditionary warfare tasks. |
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Notes
of Interest: Power plant: Two boilers, two steam turbines, two shafts, 24,000 shaft horsepower Length: 570 feet (171 meters) Beam: 84 feet (25.2 meters) Displacement: Approximately 17,000 tons (17,272.82 metric tons) full load Speed: 20+ knots Aircraft: Up to six CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters Crew: Ship's Company: 400+ Marine Detachment: 900+ Armament: Two 25mm Mk 38 guns; two Phalanx CIWS; and eight .50-caliber machine guns. Unit cost: Approximately $300 million Home Port: San Diego, CA |
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