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| four twin 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts  
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|  4 × [[LCM|LCM-8]], 4 × [[LCM|LCM-6]], 2 × [[LCVP]], 2 × [[LCPL]]
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==History==
==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 [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on [[24 May]] [[1969]].  
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 [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 24 May 1969.  


''Durham'' was extensively involved in the [[Vietnam War]].
''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]].  
In the [[Gulf War (Iraq, 1991)|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.  
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.
As of late 2006, there is no [[DANFS]] entry for the ship.
==External links==
*[http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/LKA114.htm Naval Vessel Register: ''Durham'' (LKA-114)]
*[http://www.history.navy.mil/wars/dstorm/dsjan1.htm Naval History Center Gulf War Chronology, January 1991]
*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/02/02114.htm NavSource Online: AKA / LKA-114 ''Durham'']
*[http://unitpages.military.com/unitpages/unit.do?id=200307 Military.com: USS ''Durham'']
*[http://ussrankin.org/id352.htm 51 Years of AKAs]
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USSDurham.jpg 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.

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