USS Durham (LKA-114)
 USS Durham (AKA-114/LKA-114) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | 10 July 1967 |
| Launched: | 29 March 1968 |
| Commissioned: | 24 May 1969 |
| Decommissioned: | 25 February 1994 |
| Fate: | In reserve at Pearl Harbor, HI (as of 5/07) |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 9,937 tons light, 18,322 tons full |
| Length: | 575 ft 6 in |
| Beam: | 82 ft |
| Draft: | 25 ft 5 in |
| Propulsion: | Automated steam turbine, 1 propeller, 22,000 SHP |
| Speed: | Unknown |
| Complement: | 50 officers, 592 enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × twin 3"/50 rapid fire gun mounts |
| Boats: | 4 × LCM-8, 4 × LCM-6, 2 × LCVP, 2 × LCPL |
USS Durham (AKA-114/LKA-114) was a Charleston class amphibious cargo ship named after Durham, North Carolina. She served as a commissioned ship for 24 years and 9 months, earning 15 awards and campaign ribbons for her service.
History
She was laid down as AKA-114 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA, and redesignated LKA-114 on 1 January 1969. She was commissioned on 24 May 1969.
Durham was extensively involved in the Vietnam War.
In the Gulf War, she was part of an 18-ship amphibious task force that was the largest such force since the Korean War. The task force arrived on station in the North Arabian Sea on 12 January 1991.
The ship was decommissioned on 25 February 1994. As of 30 July 2001 she was berthed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF) in a category "B" reserve status.
As of late 2006, there is no DANFS entry for the ship.