USS Durham
USS Durham off San Diego in 1989 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Durham |
| Namesake | Durham |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. |
| Laid down | 10 July 1967 |
| Launched | 29 March 1968 |
| Commissioned | 24 May 1969 |
| Decommissioned | 25 February 1994 |
| Stricken | 31 August 2015 |
| Identification | Pennant number: LKA-114 |
| Fate | Sunk as target, 30 August 2020 |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 575 ft 6 in (175.41 m) |
| Beam | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Draft | 25 ft 5 in (7.75 m) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 18 × LCM-8 and LCM-6 landing craft |
| Complement | 50 officers, 592 men |
| Armament | 4 × twin 3"/50 caliber guns |
| Service record | |
| Operations | |
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.