USS Anchorage (LSD-36)

	USS Anchorage (LSD-36), a US Navy dock landing ship, underway off Pascagoula, Mississippi (USA), while running trials on 27 January 1969.
History
United States
Name	Anchorage
Namesake	City of Anchorage, Alaska
Awarded	29 June 1965
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi
Laid down	13 March 1967
Launched	5 May 1968
Commissioned	15 March 1969
Decommissioned	1 October 2003
Stricken	8 March 2004
Identification	Hull symbol: LSD-36; Code letters: NGRQ; ;
Motto	1st of its class
Honors &; awards	6 × battle stars (Vietnam service)
Fate	Sunk as a target, 17 July 2010
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General characteristics
Class & type	Anchorage-class dock landing ship
Tonnage	5,570 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Displacement	14,095 long tons (14,321 t) (full); 8,325 long tons (8,459 t) (light);
Length	553 ft (169 m)
Beam	84 ft (26 m)
Draft	19 ft (5.8 m)
Installed power	2 × steam boilers, 600 psi (4,100 kPa); 24,000 shp (18,000 kW);
Propulsion	2 × De Laval steam turbines; 2 × propellers;
Speed	20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Boats & landing; craft carried	3 × LCACs; or 2 × LCUs;
Troops	320
Complement	24 officers, 300 enlisted
Armament	4 × twin 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber guns (removed 1980); 2 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS mounts; 2 × 25 mm (1.0 in) Mk-38 Bushmaster chain guns;
Service record
Operations:	Vietnam War (1970-72); Gulf War; Operation Continue Hope, Somalia (1994); Operation Enduring Freedom; Operation Iraqi Freedom;
Awards:	Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive); Joint Meritorious Unit Award; Navy Unit Commendation (2); Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation; Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (7); Navy Expeditionary Medal (Iran/Indian Ocean); National Defense Service Medal (2); Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (5); Vietnam Service Medal (6); Southwest Asia Service Medal ; Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; Humanitarian Service Medal; Philippine Presidential Unit Citation; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia); Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait);

USS Anchorage (LSD-36) was the lead ship of the Anchorage-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. In the ship's 34 years of service, she completed 19 deployments in the western Pacific and became the most decorated dock landing ship on the west coast.

History
USS Anchorage (LSD-36), a US Navy dock landing ship, underway off Pascagoula, Mississippi (USA), while running trials on 27 January 1969.
United States
Name	Anchorage
Namesake	City of Anchorage, Alaska
Awarded	29 June 1965
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi
Laid down	13 March 1967
Launched	5 May 1968
Commissioned	15 March 1969
Decommissioned	1 October 2003
Stricken	8 March 2004
Identification	Hull symbol: LSD-36 Code letters: NGRQ
Motto	1st of its class
Honors & awards	6 × battle stars (Vietnam service)
Fate	Sunk as a target, 17 July 2010
Badge
General characteristics
Class & type	Anchorage-class dock landing ship
Tonnage	5,570 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Displacement	14,095 long tons (14,321 t) (full) 8,325 long tons (8,459 t) (light)
Length	553 ft (169 m)
Beam	84 ft (26 m)
Draft	19 ft (5.8 m)
Installed power	2 × steam boilers, 600 psi (4,100 kPa) 24,000 shp (18,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × De Laval steam turbines 2 × propellers
Speed	20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	3 × LCACs or 2 × LCUs
Troops	320
Complement	24 officers, 300 enlisted
Armament	4 × twin 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber guns (removed 1980) 2 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS mounts 2 × 25 mm (1.0 in) Mk-38 Bushmaster chain guns
Service record
Operations:	Vietnam War (1970-72) Gulf War Operation Continue Hope, Somalia (1994) Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom
Awards:	Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) Joint Meritorious Unit Award Navy Unit Commendation (2) Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (7) Navy Expeditionary Medal (Iran/Indian Ocean) National Defense Service Medal (2) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (5) Vietnam Service Medal (6) Southwest Asia Service Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Humanitarian Service Medal Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)