Durham (LKA 114) - Naval Cruise Book

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LKA 11 6 Jan - 6 Jul 92 'sault boats. These include: - Four 74-foot aluminum LCM-8's fLanding Craft Mecha- nizedl, each of which can carry a 60-ton tank or 150 combat troopsg - Five 56-foot LCM-6 boats, which can carry 28 tons of cargo or 120 troops: - Two 36-foot fiberglass LCPL's fLanding Craft Personnel Lightj, which are used as command and control boats for directing and leading the amphibious assault. In total, DURI-lAM's boats can transport over I 100 troops or three-quarters of a million pounds C375 tonsj of material ashore simultaneously, and can repeat the round-trip indefi- nitely, placing approximately 26,000 troops or 9000 tons ashore in a 24-hour period. DURHAM can supply: - enough electricity for approximately 2000 homes. - enough steam to provide over 35,000 homes with central heat. - enough stores to feed 600 people three hearty meals per day for 90 days or 162,000 people at one time. - nearly 30,000 different parts and supplies to support ship's operations, an inventory roughly equivalent in size to that of a large department store. - 40,000 gallons of distilled water per 24-hour period. This cruise was DURI-IAM's ninth and longest deployment. She is presently assigned to Amphibious Squadron Seven, and is home-ported in San Diego, California. . ., .f. A i.rg1.--,fl f-.ai..,l-.1-:.:2..'.:-su-.-1341-are-ma...-f..s: ..-.4,-ztuxmk.-uf,f..:u.,-'m.... n.:g:..1w-12Jvr- . nr1ilmv.Q ..ut,,.:.,,:f,.-.1-if-mm., J :.-t.:.,- , - ., '1 it u 1-..:,-v i,:,:.. .,,4..2q .g.-.::-,:...- ,W ., ,,

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The4USS DURHAM is the second U.S. Navy ship to bear that name. The first USS DURHAM was built in Belfast in 1893 as a merchant ship. Initially, she sailed under the name of SENATOR, then later as the GOVERNADOR BORIES. ln 1918 she was chartered by the Navy for use in WWII and was commissioned as USS SHERMAN. Later that year, the SHERMAN was recommissioned as USS DURHAM. DUR- HAM made three trips to Europe carrying war materials before she returned to civilian service late in 1919 and faded from naval history. The present USS DURHAM is a modern, fully capable attack cargo ship of the CHARLESTON class. She was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, who laid the keel on July 10, 1967. DURHAM was launched on March 29, 1968, and commissioned on May 24, 1969. DURHAM's primary mission is to carry material and equipment to support a waterborne assault upon hostile shores. To this end, she has four enormous cargo holds for storage, and extensive system of elevators and heavy-lift booms for loading and offloading cargo, and eleven landing craft to carry everything to the beach. DURHAM is 575 feet 6 inches long, 82 feet wide, and displaces over 18,000 tons of seawater. Pushed along by 22,000 shaft horsepower, she can sustain a speed of 21 knots. She carries a crew of 334, with room for an additional comple- ment of 226 Marines. DURHAM is armed with three twin- mount, 3 50 caliber rapid-fire guns. DURHAM's primary offensive weapon system is her' as- .. 1 tiat F is USS Durham WestPac Deployment -V : ' if 'j-fsiffl 1 j ' - -5, ' fig: f.-,Q--,ggi ',.g1j-'g:f5f,'2-QQ,l.,i12i'Q13l..-1.32 1' 1, V- .W , g . A I 1 , 144 . '. in ,352-L L' fn- K ,X Y LL ld- L,-.Z.mW, 3.52:-,lxigq-:,,.,1-35-gf,. ,...'.33f,:j le drlzyif-L-,,'1:?'fZ'35 ':. c ',-g5n:u1:?495i:,:a5,'g-Q':xf1g.::.uwfZ '-t,F-31522-1xS,:,R:f.:i ,. -.3 .-4.1-1-, ,. g' .,.- 9- '.-N. up . .ur-1 .- -, A . . .. - 1

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