USS Juneau (LPD-10)

21°22′34″N 157°59′16″W / 21.3760943°N 157.9877161°W / 21.3760943; -157.9877161

USS Juneau (LPD-10)
History
United States
Name	Juneau
Namesake	City of Juneau, Alaska
Ordered	23 May 1963
Laid down	23 January 1965
Launched	12 February 1966
Sponsored by	Mrs. William A. Egan
Commissioned	12 July 1969
Decommissioned	30 October 2008
Stricken	13 November 2017
Identification	Hull number: LPD-10
Nickname(s)	The Mighty "J", "The Perfect 10", "The Jolly J"
Status	Stricken, Final Disposition Pending
General characteristics
Class and type	Austin-class amphibious transport dock
Displacement	17,299 long tons (17,577 t) full load, 9,589 long tons (9,743 t) tons light, 7,710 long tons (7,830 t) deadweight tonnage
Length	173.7 m (570 ft) overall, 167 m (548 ft) waterline
Beam	30.4 m (100 ft) extreme, 25.6 m (84 ft) waterline
Draft	6.7 m (22 ft) maximum, 7 m (23 ft) limit
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Troops	930 Marines
Complement	35 officers, 400 sailors
Armament	8 × .50-caliber machine guns, 2 × 25 mm cannons, 2 × CIWS mounts
Aircraft carried	Up to six CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters

USS Juneau (LPD-10), an Austin-class amphibious transport dock, is the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the capital of Alaska. The ship entered service on 12 July 1969, and participated in the Vietnam War, was command ship for the response to the Exxon Valdez oil spill, transported troops to the Persian Gulf for Operation Desert Storm, and was part of the attempted US response to Cyclone Nargis. Juneau was decommissioned in 2008, and is part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet, and is currently berthed in Oahu, Hawaii waiting for disposal.