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USS Durham (LKA-114)

January 31, 2023

USS Durham (LKA-114) was a Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship in service with the United States Navy from 1969 to 1994. She was sunk as a target in August 2020.

USS Durham off San Diego in 1989
History
United States
NameDurham
NamesakeDurham
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.
Laid down10 July 1967
Launched29 March 1968
Commissioned24 May 1969
Decommissioned25 February 1994
Stricken31 August 2015
IdentificationPennant number: LKA-114
FateSunk as target, 30 August 2020
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship
Displacement
  • 9,937 tons (light)
  • 18,322 tons (full load)
Length575 ft 6 in (175.41 m)
Beam82 ft (25 m)
Draft25 ft 5 in (7.75 m)
Boats & landing
craft carried		18 × LCM-8 and LCM-6 landing craft
Complement50 officers, 592 men
Armament4 × twin 3"/50 caliber guns
Service record
Operations:

History

USS Durham was named after Durham, North Carolina. She served as a commissioned ship for 24 years and 9 months, and earned a total of 15 awards and campaign ribbons for her service. She was laid down as AKA-114 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA, and redesignated LKA-114 on 1 January 1969. She was commissioned on 24 May 1969.

 
Durham evacuates refugees from Saigon

In April 1975, Durham participated in Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War.[1]

In the Gulf War, she was part of an 18-ship amphibious task force that was the largest such force since the Korean War. The task force arrived on station in the North Arabian Sea on 12 January 1991.

 
Durham being sunk, 30 August 2020.

The ship was decommissioned on 25 February 1994. She was sunk by HMAS Stuart and her embarked MH-60R Seahawk on 30 August 2020 as part of a live fire exercise during Exercise RIMPAC 2020.[2]

See also

References

There is no Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) entry for the ship.

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 2007-06-27. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  2. ^ RIMPAC 2020 Public Affairs (31 August 2020). "RIMPAC 2020 Participants Conduct Sinking Exercise". navy.mil. United States Navy. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Durham (LKA-114).
  • Naval Vessel Register: Durham (LKA-114)
  • Naval History Center Gulf War Chronology, January 1991
  • NavSource Online: AKA / LKA-114 Durham
  • Military.com: USS Durham

January 31, 2023
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