ANCHORAGE LSD 36

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Anchorage Class Dock Landing Ship Keel Laid 13 March 1967 - Launched 5 May 1968 USS ANCHORAGE LSD-36 Commissioned 15 March 1969 - Decommissioned 1 November 2003 Struck from Naval Register 8 March 2004 Transferred to MARAD for disposal SUNK as target 14 July 2010 - RIMPAC 2010

Naval Covers

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1. USS Anchorage LSD-36 Covers Page 1     (1972-2003)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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Post Office Established 1969 - Disestablished 2003

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1972-06-26

Free-franked cover from the Vietnam Theater of Operations.

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1974-09-09

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USN,USS)

1976-10-27

Navy Day

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

1980-07-30

Navy Day

 

Locy Type 2-1n+ (USN,USS)

1985-10-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1n+ (USS)

2000-03-01

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1n+ (D1,USS)

1992-07-04

Note:

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u)(USS)

1976-03-17

Ships cachet. From the Bob Govern collection.

 

Locy Type 9ef(n+u) (USS)

1972-06-26

Free-franked cover from the Vietnam Theater of Operations.

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USN,USS)

1976-10-27

Navy Day

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-93

1980-07-30

Note:

 

Locy Type 9-1(n+u) USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-93a

1999-03-17

Wentworth Cachet

 

Other Information

USS ANCHORAGE earned a Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award Medal, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (7 awards) the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (5 awards), the Vietnam Service Medal (w/ 6 Campaign stars), the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

NAMESAKE - Named for the largest city in Alaska. Anchorage was founded in 1914 at the head of Cook Inlet, which is a bay of the Pacific Ocean.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Alexander S. Heyward, Jr., the wife of Vice Admiral Heyward.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name ANCHORAGE - USS Anchorage LSD-36 and USS Anchorage LPD-23.

 

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