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The USS RALEIGH (LPD-1), a Raleigh class amphibious transport dock, was commissioned on 8 SEP 1962. USS RALEIGH served her country for 29 years, 3 months and 5 days.
Normandy veteran USS CHASE COUNTY (LST-532) made 49 round trips to Omaha Beach, Recommissioned for Vietnam Service. Vietnamese Counteroffensive - 24 to 29 April 1966,16 to 21 May 1966, 24 to 29 June 1966, Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II - 6 to 10 July 1966, 29 July to 3 August 1966, 17 to 24 August 1966, 6 to 10 September 1966, 29 September to 3 October 1966, 16 to 20 October 1966, 9 to 14 January 1967, 10 to 17 February 1967, 26 February to 6 March 1967.
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Two battle stars RVN Service - Decommissioned just weeks later at Subic Bay on April 15, 1967 Japanese made mid-Sixties cut edge patch. Normandy veteran USS CHASE COUNTY (LST-532) made 49 round trips to Omaha Beach, Recommissioned for Vietnam Service. Vietnamese Counteroffensive - 24 to 29 April 1966,16 to 21 May 1966, 24 to 29 June 1966, Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II - 6 to 10 July 1966, 29 July to 3 August 1966, 17 to 24 August 1966, 6 to 10 September 1966, 29 September to 3 October 1966, 16 to 20 October 1966, 9 to 14 January 1967, 10 to 17 February 1967, 26 February to 6 March 1967. Two battle stars RVN Service - Decommissioned just weeks later at Subic Bay on April 15, 1967 Japanese made mid-Sixties cut edge patch Great looking patch. USS Waldo County LST 1163 Different Version of Terrebonne County class USS WALDO COUNTY (LST-1163) In service 1953 to 1970 'In 1959 the Waldo County made her first and only Top Secret Mission.
A Top Secret crypto message ordered her and two sister ship LST's to proceed from Little Creek to Quantico Marine Base for further orders. At Quantico the LST's on-loaded two battalions of South Vietnamese marines and US Marine trainers and proceeded to the Caribbean to hold amphibious landing exercises for several weeks. At the conclusion the Marines were dropped off at Camp Lejeune. Not too many years later the U.S. Was deeply involved in the Vietnam war.'
USS Raleigh (LPD 1) - decommissioned -sunk as a target - Named after the capital of North Carolina which honors the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh who was the first to attempt the establishment of an English settlement in North America, the USS RALEIGH was the Navy's first amphibious transport dock and the fourth ship in the Navy to bear the name. Decommissioned on December 13, 1991, and stricken from the Navy list on January 25, 1992, the RALEIGH was disposed of as a target on December 4, 1994. General Characteristics: Awarded: December 19, 1958 Keel laid: June 23, 1960 Launched: March 17, 1962 Commissioned: September 8, 1962 Decommissioned: December 13, 1991 Builder: New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, NY Propulsion system: two boilers, two steam turbines Propellers: two Length: 522 feet (159.1 meters) Beam: 100 feet (30.5 meters) Draft: 23 feet (7 meters) Displacement: approx. 15 phrases for the telephone game. 14,000 tons Speed: 20 knots Well deck capacity: one and three or four or 20 LVT Well deck capacity: additionally two or four LCPL on deck Aircraft: helo platform only Crew: Ship: approx. 429 Marine Detachment: approx.
930 Armament: two 20mm Phalanx CIWS, six Mk-33 3-inch/50-caliber guns Crew List: This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS RALEIGH. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information. Click to view the list. Click to see which USS RALEIGH memorabilia are currently for sale on ebay.
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USS RALEIGH Cruise Books:. Accidents aboard USS RALEIGH: Date Where Events March 24, 1964 off the US east coast.