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OUR SHIP USS DUBUQUE (LPD 8), the second in a series of modified LPD 4 Class Amphibious Transport Docks, is in principle a combination of three older type amphibious ships; the LSD (Landing Ship Dock) , the APA (Attack Transport) . and the AKA (Attack Cargo Ship) . The fea- tures which these ships passed along to the LPD are as fol- lows: a flight deck and well deck from the LSD, troop carry- ing capability from the APA, the cargo handling and stow- age capability of the AKA. In addition to these features, USS DUBUQUE is 569 feet long and has a maximum beam of 105 feet. Her full load displacement is 16,500 tons. She is equipped with twin screws driven by modern high pres- sure steam turbines coupled with turbine reduction drives. These modern high pressure steam engines give DU- BUQUE a speed of better than twenty knots. Since more than a million gallons of fuel are carried aboard, DU- BUQUE ' S range capability matches her speed. The ship ' s a armament consist of two three-inch, rapid fire guns. Her electronics suite includes a full spectrum of air and surface search radar. All of the ship ' s living and working spaces are fully air conditioned. When fully combat loaded, DUBUQUE carries almost 1,500 men as well as 2,500 tons of combat equipment, jeeps, trucks, tanks and amphibious vehicles. One of the most striking features incorporated by DU- BUQUE ' S designers is the flexibility of employment. Not only does she carry at a considerable speed a vast amount of cargo and troops, but when she arrives at the combat area, she can land them either through the air or by boat or both. DUBUQUE ' S flight deck is immediately apparent to the observer. The entire after portion of the ship provides a flight deck spacious enough to carry up to six large hel- icopters at a time. During an amphibious assault, troop hel- icopters can be landed, fully loaded, and then lifted off in a matter of seconds. Less obvious is DUBUQUE ' s capability to handle a variety of assault boats from her spacious well deck . In essence, DUBUQUE ' s ability to literally sink or ballast down makes her well deck a protected harbor from which to operate her boats relatively free from the effects of rough water. This unparalleled capability brings a new dimension to our amphibious warfare capabilities to handle the land- ing and the expeditious resupply of troops on an unfriendly beach. Combining the capability to transport large numbers of troops and enormous quantities of supplies with the abili- ty to land anywhere in the world by either sea or through the air, DUBUQUE and her sister ships bring a new dimen- sion to amphibious warfare. She typifies the flexibility in- herent in the modern Navy to apply power where and when needed in measured quantities and with minimum response time. INSIGNIA OF USS DUBUQUE (LPD 8) EXPLANATION OF DUBUQUE SYMBOLOGY The DUBUQUE insignia depicts and interweaves the relationship of the origin of the name, the first and second ships to bear the name and the defense of our American Her- itage. The raised tower located in the lower portion of the Eight is in a reproduction of the gravesite of Julien Du- buque, founder of the city of DUBUQUE. The two raised stars centered on either side of the eight symbolize the PG 1 7 and the LPD 8, the two U.S. Navy ships to bear the name of DUBUQUE. The ship ' s motto, Our Country: Heritage and Fu- ture , is a creation of a member of the commissioning crew. It expresses the deep feeling of pride and respect the DU- BUQUE crew members have for their country. Navy men of the past including those of the first DU- BUQUE (PG 17) have bestowed upon this crew a rich heri- tage of heroic Navy Tradition in building, upholding, and defending the United States. Navy men of the present crew of the DUBUQUE (LPD 8) and all who serve aboard here- after are pledged to support and defend the United States in order to assure her an equally glorious future. The dominant figure eight backed by the drawn sword represents the ship ' s ever present capability to stand stead- fast in defense of our beloved country.
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