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 March 13 1967 - Launched May 5 1968 USS ANCHORAGE LSD-36 Commissioned March 15 1969 - Decommissioned November 1 2003 Struck from Naval Register March 8 2004 Transferred to Maritime Administration (MARAD) for disposal SUNK as target July 14 2010 - RIMPAC 2010

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1972-2003)

 

Postmarks

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

 

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Post Office Established 1969

 

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 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

ANCHORAGE earned six campaign stars for Vietnam service
* Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970
February 18-21 1970
* Sanctuary Counteroffensive
June 7-18 1970
June 26-28 1970
* Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII
July 23-27 1970
August 9-12 1970
September 12-15 and 25-29 1970
October 1-3 and 5-7 1970
November 5-6 1970
April 11-12 and 22-24 1971
* Consolidation I
October 25-26 1971
November 14-16 and 19-21 1971
* Consolidation II
December 12-18 1971
January 28 to February 1 1972
February 7-9 and 15-17 1972
March 21 1972
* Vietnam Ceasefire
April 1 to May 7 1972
May 19 to June 11 1972
June 24-26 1972
June 29 to July 1 1972

ANCHORAGE earned the 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.

 

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