USS Denver (LPD-9)
USS Denver in September 1997
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Denver |
Namesake | City of Denver, Colorado |
Awarded | 23 May 1963 |
Builder | Lockheed Shipbuilding |
Laid down | 7 July 1964 |
Launched | 23 January 1965 |
Commissioned | 26 October 1968 |
Decommissioned | 14 August 2014 |
Stricken | 13 November 2017 |
Identification | Hull number: LPD-9 |
Fate | Sunk as a target 22 July 2022 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Austin-class amphibious transport dock |
Tonnage | 9,687 tons |
Displacement | 17,425 tons |
Length | 561 ft 0 in (171 m) overall |
Beam | 82 ft 8 in (25.2 m) |
Propulsion | 2 × 600 lb. Babcock & Wilcox D Type boilers, two steam turbines, two shafts, 24,000 shp (18,000 kW) |
Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
Complement | 24 officers, 396 enlisted, 900 marines |
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Aircraft carried | Up to six CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters |
USS Denver (LPD-9), an
History
Vietnam War
In 1970, Denver played a key role in the SS Columbia Eagle incident. When Columbia Eagle was commandeered by two mutinous crew members on 14 March 1970, Denver was immediately dispatched to intercept and recapture Columbia Eagle.[citation needed] Denver never really caught up with Columbian Eagle, and sat outside the 12-mile (19 km) limits of Cambodia (to where Columbia Eagle had been diverted) for a few days then departed the area.
On 21 July 1972 United States Marine Corps AH-1 helicopters operating from Denver attacked North Vietnamese barges 30 miles (48 km) north-northwest of Đồng Hới.[1]
In April 1975, Denver participated in
Somalia Conflict 1993
Denver left her home port of San Diego on 3 September 1993 and deployed with 900 Marines and a platoon from Seal Team 5 to support operations in Somalia as part of United Nations Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II).
Collision with USNS Yukon
On 13 July 2000, the ship was participating in a refueling exercise near the end of a deployment. Denver, off the coast of Oahu, collided with its refueling vessel, USNS Yukon. Denver's bow was seriously damaged.[3] It remained in port at Pearl Harbor undergoing repairs for two weeks.[4]
Typhoon Morakot
Beginning on 17 August 2009 Denver started rendering humanitarian assistance to Taiwan due to the destruction caused by Typhoon Morakot. Denver was tasked independently to render aid with two embarked squadrons, HM-14 and HSC-25.
Cooperating closely with
2008 hull swap
In 2008 Denver replaced
2009 Sumatra earthquakes
Denver was sent to Sumatra to assist in the recovery efforts following the earthquakes there in September 2009.[6]
2010
During the 2010 Fall Patrol, from 1 September to 25 November 2010, Denver accompanied
2011
The ship departed Sasebo in September 2011 for a patrol of the western Pacific. Accompanying the ship were USS Germantown and USS Essex.[7]
2012
In fall 2012, Denver departed for the
Decommissioning
Denver was decommissioned on 14 August 2014 at
The Navy announced that USS Green Bay would replace Denver in Sasebo in summer 2015.[11]
On 22 July 2022, Denver was sunk during a sinking exercise (SINKEX), as part of a multinational exercise
References
- ^ Joseph Treaster (24 July 1972). "U.S. says planes damage 2 depots in raids on Hanoi". The New York Times. p. 1.
- ^ Marolda, Edward J. "By Sea, Air and Land: An Illustrated History of the U.S. Navy and the war in Southeast Asia Chapter 5: The Final Curtain, 1973–1975". Naval History and Heritage Command. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012.
- ^ "Cause of U.S. Navy collision at sea under investigation". CNN. 14 July 2000. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ Klemm, William R. (October 2002). "The Lessons Learned--Times Four". Navy League of the United States. Archived from the original on 17 January 2011.
- ^ "Morakot: The Aftermath: US helicopters to join rescue effort". Taipei Times. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- ^ McMichael, William H. (2 October 2009). "Pacific Command sends aid to storm-torn areas". Navy Times. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ "Essex Ready Group and 31st MEU underway for fall patrol". Stars and Stripes. 26 September 2011.
- ^ Peterson, Lt. j.g. Jonathan K. (13 August 2014). "USS Denver to Decommission after 46 Years of Service". Commander, US Pacific Fleet. US Navy. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Sanders, Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelby (15 August 2014). "Blue Ridge Now 2nd Oldest Behind Constitution". USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Facebook page. US Navy. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) now holds the honor of being the oldest ship in the U.S. Navy's active duty fleet, next to USS Constitution, after the decommissioning of the USS Denver (LPD 9) 14 Aug.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Malaysia to establish marine corps, naval base close to Shoal". malaysia-today.net. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "USS Green Bay to Replace USS Denver in Japan". U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "US Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets Sink Decommissioned ex USS Denver". militaryleak.com. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Allied Navies Sink 2nd Ship Off Kauai During Giant RIMPAC 2022 Exercise". MSN.com. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
External links
- Official website
- nvr.navy.mil: USS Denver
- USS Denver (LPD-9) command histories – Naval History & Heritage Command