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USS Durham off San Diego in 1989
History
USS DurhamUnited States
NameDurham
NamesakeDurham
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.
Laid down10 July 1967
Launched29 March 1968
Commissioned24 May 1969
Decommissioned25 February 1994
Stricken31 August 2015
IdentificationPennant number: LKA-114
FateSunk as target, 30 August 2020
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeCharleston-class amphibious cargo ship
Displacement
  • 9,937 tons (light)
  • 18,322 tons (full load)
Length575 ft 6 in (175.41 m)
Beam82 ft (25 m)
Draft25 ft 5 in (7.75 m)
Boats & landing
craft carried
18 × LCM-8 and LCM-6 landing craft
Complement50 officers, 592 men
Armament4 × twin 3"/50 caliber guns
Service record
Operations:
  • Vietnam War
  • Gulf War

USS Durham (LKA-114) was a Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship in service with the United States Navy from 1969 to 1994. She was sunk as a target in August 2020.

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