U.S. Navy Amphibious Squadron 5 underway in the Gulf of Tonkin, in 1972
The U.S. Navy Amphibious Squadron 5 (PHIBRON 5) underway in the Gulf of Tonkin, in 1972. It consited of the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LPH-10), left, the dock landing ships USS Duluth (LPD-6) and USS Anchorage (LSD-36), and attack transport USS Mobile (LKA-115), right, and the tank landing ship USS Schenectady (LST-1185), not visible. Also visible is the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) on her first deployment. Blue Ridge and Anchorage are replenished by a Mars-class stores ship. PHIBRON 5 was deployed to the Western Pacific, the Indian Ocean and Vietnam from 1 October 1971 to 8 August 1972.
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- 1972
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