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USS Anchorage (LSD-36)
Class overview
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 United States Navy
 Republic of China Navy
Preceded byThomaston-class dock landing ship
Succeeded byWhidbey Island-class dock landing ship
Built1967–1972
In commission1969–2003
Completed5
General characteristics
TypeDock landing ship
Displacement14,000 long tons (14,225 t) Full
Length553 ft (169 m)
Beam85 ft (26 m)
Draft20 ft (6.1 m)
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2 × geared steam turbines
2 × boilers, 600 psi
2 shafts, 24,000 shp (18,000 kW) total[1]
Speed22 knots (25 mph; 41 km/h)
Range14,800 nmi at 12 kn (22 km/h)[1]
Boats & landing
craft carried		LCACs
Complement18 officers, 340 enlisted[1]
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2× 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
2× Mk-38 machine guns
4× .50 machine guns

The Anchorage class dock landing ships were a series of five dock landing ships (LSD) constructed and commissioned by the United States Navy between 1965 and 1972. US Navy decommissioned all five of them by 2003. They are succeeded by Whidbey Island class LSDs and Harpers Ferry class LSDs.

Design and development

The Anchorage class of dock landing ships was built as a replacement for the remaining aging war-built LSDs of the Ashland and Casa Grande classes. Their principal intended role was to carry additional landing craft to supplement those carried by the Amphibious transport docks (LPD)s, which carried less landing craft in order to accomodate more troops and cargo.[2][3]

The Anchorage class was slightly larger than the preceding Thomaston class, but were of generally similar design, with a large Well dock aft to accommodate landing craft, and a removable flight deck fitted above the well deck to allow the operation of helicopters, although no hangar was provided.,ref name="polmar12 p146">Polmar 1981, p. 146.</ref>

Ship List

Name Builder[2] Laid Down[2] Launched Commissioned Fate
USS Anchorage (LSD-36) Ingalls Shipbuilding 13 March 1967 5 May 1968[2] 15 March 1969[2] Decommissioned 1 October 2003[4]
Sunk as target 17 July 2010[4]
USS Portland (LSD-37) General Dynamics, Quincy, Massachusetts) 21 September 1967 20 December 1969 [2] 3 October 1970[2] Decommissioned 4 August 2003[5]
Sank as target 25 April 2004[5]
USS Pensacola (LSD-38) General Dynamics, Quincy 12 March 1969 11 July 1970[2] 27 March 1971[2] Sold to Republic of China (Taiwan) Navy in 2000
ROCS Hsu Hai (LSD-193)
USS Mount Vernon (LSD-39) General Dynamics, Quincy 29 January 1970 17 April 1971[2] 13 May 1972[6] Decommissioned 25 July 2003[7]
Sank as target 16 June 2005[7]
USS Fort Fisher (LSD-40) General Dynamics (Quincy) 15 July 1970 22 April 1972[6] 12 September 1972[6] Decommissioned 27 February 1998[8]
Sold for scrapping 22 May 2009[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "LSD-36 Anchorage class". GlobalSecurity.org. 2006-07-28.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Blackman 1971, p. 509.
  3. ^ Polmar 1981, pp. 144, 146.
  4. ^ a b Priolo, Gary P. (1 March 2013). "USS Anchorage (LSD-36)". NavSource Online. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  5. ^ a b Priolo, Gary P. (15 February 2013). "USS Portland (LSD-37)". NavSource Online. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  6. ^ a b c Baker 1998, p. 1045.
  7. ^ a b Priolo, Gary P. (25 January 2013). "USS Vernon (LSD-39)". NavSource Online. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  8. ^ a b Priolo, Gary P. (19 November 2010). "USS Fort Fisher (LSD-40)". NavSource Online. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  • Baker, A. D. (1998). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 1998–1999. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: U.S. Naval Institute. ISBN 1-55750-111-4.
  • Blackman, Raymond V. B. (1971). Jane's Fighting Ships 1971–72. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. ISBN 0-354-00096-9.
  • Polmar, Norman (1981). The Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet (Twelfth ed.). London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 0-85368-397-2.
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