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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Awarded: | 21 September 1961 |
| Laid down: | 18 December 1963 |
| Launched: | 14 August 1965 |
| Commissioned: | 18 December 1965 |
| Fate: | Active, in commission |
| Homeport: | San Diego, California |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 9079 tons light, 16861 tons full, 7782 tons dead |
| Length: | 173.4 meters (569 feet) overall, 167 meters (548 feet) waterline |
| Beam: | 32.9 meters (108 feet) extreme, 25.6 meters (84 feet) waterline |
| Draft: | 6.7 meters (22 feet) maximum, 7 meters (23 feet) limit |
| Complement: | 101 officers, 1337 men |
USS Duluth (LPD-6), an Austin class amphibious transport dock, is the second ship of the United States Navy named for the city in Minnesota. Her keel was laid down on 18 December 1963 by the New York Naval Shipyard. She was launched on 14 August 1965 and commissioned on 18 December 1965.
This article includes data from the Naval Vessel Registry. The
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting ShipsThe Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships DANFS for short) is the primary reference work for the basic facts about every ship ever used by the United States Navy. Although called a " dictionary," it is more accurately described as a specialized ency has no entry for LPD-6.