USS Duluth (LPD-6)

USS Duluth in 2004
History
United States
NameDuluth
NamesakeDuluth, Minnesota
Ordered21 September 1961
Laid down18 December 1963
Launched14 August 1965
Commissioned18 December 1965
Decommissioned13 October 2005
Stricken28 September 2005
HomeportSan Diego, California
IdentificationHull number: LPD-6
Motto
  • Official: Fortiter in Re ("Bold in Action")
  • Unofficial: "6 the Hard Way"
Nickname(s)Dirty D or the Battle Pig or Dulucifier-"A billion dead spirits with hammers of hell pass through the waters ringing evils bell".
FateScrapped in 2014
NotesOne of the anchors is now in Duluth, Minnesota on display.
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General characteristics
Class & typeAustin-class amphibious transport dock
Displacement
  • 9,201 long tons (9,349 t) light
  • 13,914 long tons (14,137 t) full load
Length
  • 568 ft 11 in (173.4 m) overall
  • 547 ft 11 in (167 m) waterline
Beam
  • 107 ft 11 in (32.9 m) extreme
  • 84 ft 0 in (25.6 m) waterline
Draft22 ft 0 in (6.7 m) maximum
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Troopsabout 600
Complement101 officers, 1,337 enlisted

USS Duluth (LPD-6), an Austin-class amphibious transport dock, was the second ship of the United States Navy named for the city in Minnesota.

Duluth was laid down on 18 December 1963 by the New York Naval Shipyard. She was launched on 14 August 1965 and commissioned on 18 December 1965. She was the last ship to be launched from the Brooklyn Navy Yard before it was closed.

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