Placeholder text

Go to cart

USS Anchorage (LSD-36)

By Surhone, Lambert M.

USS Anchorage (LSD-36)

By Surhone, Lambert M.

0 - Default Title
Description
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. USS Anchorage (LSD-36) was a dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was lead ship of the Anchorage-class as well as the first ship in the navy to be named after the city in Alaska. Anchorage was awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi on 29 June 1965 and her keel was laid down on 13 March 1967. She was launched on 5 May 1968 and commissioned on 15 March 1969. Outfitted with a large floodable stern section accessed through an enormous operable stern gate, Anchorage served as a launch platform for large landing craft, such as the LCU, as well as a "boat haven" to shelter other small craft utilized in an amphibious landing. The ship was able to provide a minimal degree of naval gunfire support through the use of two sets of twin 3"/50 guns mounted on the 02-level fore and aft. In later years these guns were removed to be replaced with Mk-38 machine guns and two Phalanx CIWS for missile defense. In its final decade of service with the US Navy, it functioned primarily as a platform for two LCAC hovercraft landing vehicles and embarked Marines.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
144
Release Date:
2026-03-13
Publication Date:
2026-03-13
Publisher:
OmniScriptum
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
6131954194
ISBN13:
9786131954191
Weight:
233 g
Height:
150 cm
Width:
220 cm
Thickness:
9 cm
Currently sold out