USS Duluth (LPD-6), an Austin-class amphibious transport dock, was the second ship of the United States Navy named for the city in Minnesota. Duluth was laid down on 18 December 1963 by the New York Naval Shipyard. She was launched on 14 August 1965 and commissioned on 18 December 1965.

The USS DULUTH (LPD-6), an Austin Class Amphibious Transport Dock, was commissioned on 18 DEC 1965. USS DULUTH was the third, and last, of the "Austin’s" built at the New York Naval shipyard in Brooklyn, NY.

The USS DULUTH (LPD-6), an Austin class amphibious transport dock, was commissioned on 18 DEC 1965. USS DULUTH was the third, and last, of the "Austins" built at the New York Naval shipyard in Brooklyn, NY. After commissioning she steamed for her new hompeport of San Diego and then on to the Western Pacific and Vietnamese waters.

USS Duluth was a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, which were built during World War II. The class was designed as a development of the earlier Brooklyn-class cruisers, the size of which had been limited by the First London Naval Treaty.

USS Duluth (CL-87) was a Cleveland-class light cruiser commissioned late in World War II. USS Duluth (LPD-6) was an Austin -class amphibious transport dock commissioned in 1966 and decommissioned in 2005.

Duluth was specially commissioned on 18 December 1965 due to the pending closure of New York Naval Shipyard. After undergoing builder’s trials on 11 January 1966, she sailed for the Philadelphia...

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USS Duluth (LPD 6) is named after the city of Duluth, Minnesota, which in turn is named after the French explorer Daniel Greysolon Sieur du Lhut. Du Lhut lived from 1636-1710, and gained fame when he set out on an expedition to Lake Superior to pacify the Indians in the Ojibwa-Sioux War.

LPD 6 - USS Duluth . Type, Class: Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD); Austin - class; Builder: New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York, USA. STATUS: Awarded: September 21, 1961. Laid down: December 18, 1963. Launched: August 14, 1965. Commissioned: December 18, 1965. Decommissioned: September 28, 2005 at Naval Station San Diego, California

USS DULUTH was the third amphibious transport dock in the AUSTIN - class and the first ship in her class to be decommissioned. The DULUTH was last homeported in San Diego, Calif.