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Durham (LKA 114) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1979

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THE CRUISE OF THE USS DURHAM 31 AUG 78-11 APR 79

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USS DURHAM The USS DURHAM is the second ship to bear that name in the US Navy. The first USS DURHAM began life as a merchant ship built in Belfast in 1893. She sailed for many years as the SENATOR and then later as the GOVERN A- DOR BORIES. In 1918 she was chartered by the Navy for use in WWI. In November of that year she was commissioned as the USS SHERMAN. That name did not last long and she was recommissioned USS DURHAM. She made three trips to Europe carrying war material and then was returned to civilian control where she faded from naval history. The present USS DURHAM is a modern, fully capable attack cargo ship. She was built by the Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock company. Her keep was laid on 10 July 1967. On 29 March 1968 she was launched and she was commissioned on 24 May 1969. She joined the Pacific Fleet on 19 August 1969. She was originally designated as an ' AKA ' , but was redesignated ' LKA ' on 1 January 1969. length. . . beam . . . displacement. . . draft... shaft horsepower. speed . . . complement. . . troops. . . crane capacity. . . boats SHIP ' S CHARACTERISTICS ...575 ft 6 in ...82 ft ...18,600 tons ...25 ft 5 in (max) ...22,000 . . .21 knots (max) . . .334 (war time) ...226 ...78.4 tons ...4 LCM-8 ' s ...5 LCM-6 ' s ...2 LCPL ' s DURHAM ' S primary mission is to carry material and equipment to support a waterborne assault upon defended enemy shores. She also may be called upon to act as an advance base to support boats and helocopters in remote, inaccessable This cruise was DURHAM ' S sixth. During the deployment she participated in an amphibious exercise off South Korea and a fleet exercise near Okinawa. The majority of the time found the ship transporting marines and their gear from one port to another. Inchon, Numazu, and Okinawa are places that will long remain in the hearts of the crew of the DURHAM.

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