&sq=&lang=&file=File:USS_Ogden_(LPD-5).JPG) USS Ogden
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Ogden |
| Namesake | Ogden, Utah |
| Ordered | 21 September 1961 |
| Laid down | 4 February 1963 |
| Launched | 27 June 1964 |
| Commissioned | 19 June 1965 |
| Decommissioned | 21 February 2007 |
| Homeport | San Diego, California |
| Identification | Hull number: LPD-5 |
| Motto | Flexible Response |
| Nickname(s) | "Oggie Doggie" |
| Fate | Sunk as target 10 July 2014 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Austin-class amphibious transport dock |
| Tonnage | 7,408 DWT |
| Displacement | 9962 tons light, 17370 tons full |
| Length | 173.4 m (569 ft) overall, 167 meters (548 ft) waterline |
| Beam | 32.9 m (108 ft) extreme, 25.6 meters (84 ft) waterline |
| Draft | 6.7 m (22 ft) maximum, 7 meters (23 ft) limit |
| Propulsion | Two Babcock Willcox 600 psi (4,100 kPa) boilers, two steam turbines |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Capacity | One LCAC or one LCU or four LCM-8 or nine LCM-6 or 24 amphibious assault vehicles (AAV) |
| Complement | 24 officers, 396 enlisted (plus 900 U.S. Marines and others) |
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| Aircraft carried | None, but telescopic hangar installed aboard. The hangar is not used to accommodate helicopters but on the flight deck there is space for up to six CH-46 helicopters. |
USS Ogden (LPD-5), an Austin-class amphibious transport dock, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Ogden, Utah. Ogden was laid down on 4 February 1963 by the New York Naval Shipyard. She was launched on 27 June 1964 sponsored by Mrs. Laurence J. Burton, and commissioned at New York City on 19 June 1965.