Anchorage (LSD 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Ship ........... Commanding Officer Executive Officer . . . CONTENTS Command Master Chief .... Engineering ........ Deck .............. Opera tions ......... Supply ............. Na viga tion XA dmfnfsrrarkbh jMedfQ:ai ' i i 1 Assault Craft Unit Five .............. Officers ............ Chiefs ............. On Load ...... Departing ........ Flight Quarters . . . LCACS ......... Swim Call ..... Hump Day .... Halloween .......... Pusan, Korea ..... o Q o n s u n Q u 0 u o a Q a u Q o Subic Bay, Philippines ..... Pattaya Beach, Thailand . . . Okinawa, Japan .... Fukuoka, Japan .... Hong Kong ....... Tiger Cruise .... Off Load ........... Homecoming ....... Q 4 u The Many Faces Of Anchorage . . Acknowledgements .

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Xff I' fri MQW 0 Mg ,iw , ff H0 Q-fy T sg, , gt? 'Q fs. S, X55 'Q lib Et MT The LSD is designed to operate as an integral part of a balanced, mobile and modern amphibious striking force giv- ing greater dimensions to the Navy's troop and vehicle lifting ability. Designated a Dock Landing Ship, the ship couples a well deck, mezzanine deck and a flight deck for added versa- tility. A system of joining ramps allows vehicles to be loaded by boat, crane or helicopter, stored on any of the three decks and unloaded by the same or any other means. Primarily designed to transport pre-loaded landing craft to an objective area and discharge them rapidly, the ship is also equipped with machine shops and repair facili- ties to provide drydock repair services to small ships up to the size of harbor tugs. This class LSD has the capability to berth, feed and transport over three hundred fully equipped troops and equipment and to unload them in pre- loaded landing craft or to other boats in the landing force. An integral part of the well dock operation is the bal- lasting system which allows the well deck to be flooded with sea water to a depth necessary for loading such land- ing crafts as the LCU or the smaller LCM-8. The ship is equipped with two three- inch 50-caliber gun mounts. Each can fire 45 rounds per minute, or 90 rounds per mount per minute. The guns have an accurate range of six miles with a maximum range of seven miles. They are for use primarily as anti-aircraft guns, but can be used against a surface target or for shore bombardment during amphibious op- erations. Although not specifically designed for helicopter operations in great vol- ume, the flight deck is large enough to service and stow three medium-sized helo's. Aviation features include limit- ed repair and maintenance facilities, helicopter refueling stations, aviation fuel stowage tanks and troop debarka- tion stations for helicopter assaults. The ship was recently refitted to ac- commodate Landing Craft Air Cushion QLCACQ Vehicles. This new dimension enables high speed, over-the-horizon amphibious operations.