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DENVER HISTORY The names of Amphibious Transport Docks are taken from U.S. cities that have been named after famous American explorers. Denver, Colorado is named after James W. Denver. James Denver was an early founder of the state of California, serving as a State Senator, Secretary of the State and as a U.S. Senator. He went on to become Governor of Kansas and a brigadier general during the Civil War. USS DENVER was laid down July 7, 1964 at Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construc- tion Company in Seattle, Wash. She was launched January 23, 1965 and chris- tened by the wife of the governor of Colorado, Mrs. John Love. Denver was commis- sioned on October 26, 1968. During her 39 years of service, DENVER has made numerous deployments, includ- ing five deployments to Vietnam. After an expedient embarkation of Marine Bat- talion 3 9 A in April 1975, DENVER deployed to Vung Tau, Vietnam. DENVER assumed a key role in the emergency evacuation of Vietnam. In the ensuring effort, DENVER rescued 1400 victims of the collapsed South Vietnamese government. In 1991, DENVER acted as the primary control ship for all amphibious ships in support of Operation Desert Storm. On February 24, 1991, DENVER embarked Marine and Navy units were tactically off-loaded off the coast of Al Mishab, Saudi Arabia. DENVER was involved in the Rim of the Pacific 2006, working alongside Sailors and Marines from numerous countries that are located around the world. These operations are conducted annually to train and prepare the consolidation forces of the region in order to respond quickly and effectively to any situation that occurs around the Pacific Most recently, DENVER completed a Western Pacific Arabian Gulf Deployment in support of Operation Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. She departed San Diego on April 10, 2007 and returned home on November 19, 2007. DENVER will be relieving USS JUNEAU in Sasebo, Japan during the summer of 2008 to continue service as part of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces.
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SHIP ' S LOG Total Miles Traveled: 49,776 NM Gallons of Water Distilled: 5,400,000 Fuel Received: 4,528,000 gallons Fuel Burned: 4,776,567 gallons Approximate Cost of Fuel: $12,452,00.00 Ports Visited: Perth, Australia; Bahrain; Dubai; Jebel Ali; Guam; Singapore; Pearl Harbor, HI Shortest Day: 23APR07 Longest Day: 05NOV07 Mail Received: 10,500 LBS Mail Sent: 3,900LBS Rations Prepared: 517,000 Milk Consumed: 17,200 Chicken Consumed: 24,000 Rice Consumed: 8,400 Fish Consumed: 4,500 Best Entre: Steak Crab Legs
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