US NAVY - USS DULUTH (LPD-6) Challenge Coin for Sale

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US NAVY - USS DULUTH (LPD-6) Challenge Coin For Sale

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US NAVY - USS DULUTH (LPD-6) Challenge Coin :
$14.99

This is a great looking US NAVY - USS Duluth (LPD-6) commemorative challenge coin. Coin has reeded edges and is about 1 9/16\" in diameter. Front side of coin is printed and colorized while the rear side is raised lettering and gold plated. Coin is contained in an acrylic air tight holder.

USS Duluth (LPD-6), an Austin-class amphibious transport dock, is 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. She was the last ship to be launched from the Brooklyn Navy Yard before it was closed.

Name:

USS Duluth
Namesake:Duluth, Minnesota
Operator:United States navy
Ordered:21 September 1961Laid down:18 December 1963Launched:14 August 1965Commissioned:18 December 1965Decommissioned:13 October 2005Struck:28 September 2005Homeport:San Diego, California
Motto:

Official: Fortiter in Re (\"Bold in Action\")
Unofficial: \"6 the Hard Way\"

Nickname(s):Dirty DFate:Stricken, towed to Brownsville, TX in January 2014 and scrapped.Notes:One of the anchors is now in Duluth, MN, on display.Badge:*COMBINED SHIPPING AVAILABLE* For combined shipping place all items in cart then purchase all items together from cart for 1 combined shipping charge...