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{{short description|Austin-class amphibious transport dock}}
{{Other ships|USS Ogden}}
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|Ship country=United States
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|Ship name=''Ogden''
|Ship namesake=[[Ogden, Utah]]
|Ship ordered=21 September 1961
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|Ship laid down=4 February 1963
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|Ship homeport=[[San Diego, California]]
|Ship identification=[[Hull number]]: LPD-5
|Ship motto=Flexible Response
|Ship nickname="Oggie Doggie"
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|Ship fate=[[Sinking exercise|Sunk as target]] 10 July 2014
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|Ship class={{sclass|Austin|amphibious transport dock}}
|Ship tonnage={{DWT|7408}}
|Ship displacement=9962&nbsp;tons light, 17370&nbsp;tons full
|Ship length=173.4&nbsp;m (569&nbsp;ft) overall, 167&nbsp;meters (548&nbsp;ft) waterline
|Ship beam=32.9&nbsp;m (108&nbsp;ft) extreme, 25.6&nbsp;meters (84&nbsp;ft) waterline
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|Ship propulsion=Two Babcock Willcox {{cvt|600|psi|lk=on}} boilers, two steam turbines
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|Ship capacity=One [[Landing Craft Air Cushion|LCAC]] or one [[Landing Craft Utility|LCU]] or four [[LCM-8]] or nine [[LCM-6]] or 24 amphibious assault vehicles ([[Amphibious Assault Vehicle|AAV]])
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|Ship complement=24 officers, 396 enlisted (plus 900 U.S. Marines and others)
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* 2 × [[M242 Bushmaster#Naval|25 mm Mk 38]] guns
* 8 × [[M2 Browning|.50-caliber]] machine guns
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|Ship aircraft=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.
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'''USS ''Ogden'' (LPD-5)''', an {{sclass|Austin|amphibious transport dock}}, was the second ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for [[Ogden, Utah]]. ''Ogden'' was [[Keel laying|laid down]] on 4 February 1963 by the [[New York Naval Shipyard]]. She was [[ship naming and launching|launched]] on 27 June 1964 [[Ship sponsor|sponsored]] by Mrs. [[Laurence J. Burton]], and [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] at [[New York City]] on 19 June 1965.

==Operational history==
===Vietnam era===
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[[File:USS Ogden (LPD-5) underway in 1965.jpg|thumb|left|''Ogden'' in 1965.]]

After training off [[Norfolk, Virginia]], ''Ogden ''arrived at [[San Diego]], California, on 29 October 1965 to join the [[United States Pacific Fleet]] and complete her initial training. In her first year of service the ship deployed twice to [[South Vietnam]] (8 February through 4 April 1966 and 16 May through 7 July 1966), bringing [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]] and their equipment to the [[Vietnam War]]. On her return passages, she brought damaged vehicles home for repair.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ogden II (LPD-5) |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/o/ogden-ii.html |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=NHHC |language=en-US}}</ref> During the summer of 1966, she conducted experiments with aircraft capable of vertical or short landing and take-off. ''Ogden'' participated in [[Operation End Sweep]] in [[Haiphong]] Harbor as a member of Task Force 78 from January 1973 through July 1973, clearing mines with [[Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion|RH-53A]] helicopters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amphibious Transport Dock Photo Index LPD-5 Ogden |url=https://www.navsource.org/archives/10/09/0905.htm |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=www.navsource.org}}</ref>

In the summer of 1977, ''Ogden'' stood off [[Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base]] and acted as the base vessel for the [[U.S. Army]]'s 2nd Battalion [[39th Infantry Regiment (United States)|39th Infantry Regiment]] of the 1st Brigade of the [[9th Infantry Division (United States)|9th Infantry Division]] as it was undergoing amphibious warfare training.  After this was completed ''Ogden'' embarked this unit and transported it back to [[Fort Lewis, Washington]].

==== 1989 ''Exxon Valdez'' oil spill Oil Spill Task Force 2 ====
As a part of the Oil Spill Task Force 2 created after the 1989 [[Exxon Valdez oil spill|''Exxon Valdez'' oil spill]], ''Ogden'' supported over 400 civilians with beds, food, operational command for the task force helicopters. She was relieved by {{USS|Duluth|LPD-6|6}} after spending two months on-site.

===Western Pacific===
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''Ogden'' had turned sailors and Marines into [[Line-crossing ceremony|Golden Shellbacks]] on at least five occasions.  On 10 November 1976, 24 June 1985, 1988, 1992, and again in November 1999, ''Ogden'' crossed the Equator and the International Dateline simultaneously.  During the 2001 crossing, ''Ogden'' hosted Alpha Company [[1st Battalion, 4th Marines|1st Battalion]], [[4th Marine Regiment|4th Marines]] of the [[13th Marine Expeditionary Unit]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ogden (LPD-5) II |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/archives/Collections/command-operations-reports/ships/o/ogden-lpd-5-ii.html |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=NHHC |language=en-US}}</ref>

''Ogden'' was damaged when she collided with the submarine {{USS|Greeneville|SSN-772|6}} on 27 February 2002, which opened a {{convert|5|by|18|in|adj=on}} hole in one of her fuel tanks.

===Middle East===
[[File:USS Ogden (LPD-5) being sunk during RIMPAC 2014.JPG|thumb|left|''Ogden'' being sunk in July 2014]]
She was commissioned as part of the [[United States Third Fleet]].  She deployed in early 2006 with the [[11th Marine Expeditionary Unit]] as part of a battle group. They were the first amphibious fleet to be sent to the [[Persian Gulf]] during [[Operation Desert Shield]]. During this time she was mostly used for intercepting blockade running freighters and tankers.

During [[Operation Desert Storm]], ''Ogden'' was part of the task force sent to [[Battle of Failaka|capture]] [[Failaka Island]]. The island was captured with very little resistance and ''Ogden'' transferred the prisoners to Saudi Arabia, making the largest transfer of prisoners on a ship ever.{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}}

The ship was originally scheduled for decommissioning in 2000, but with the requirements of the [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] it was rescheduled.

On 16 February 2007, ''Ogden'' was awarded the 2006 [[Battle E|Battle "E"]] award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=27895 |title=Surface Force Ships, Crews Earn Battle "E" |website=www.navy.mil |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617210154/https://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=27895 |archive-date=17 June 2007}}</ref>

After a ceremony held aboard the ship in port at [[Naval Base San Diego]], ''Ogden'' was decommissioned from the United States Navy on 21 February 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ogden (LPD-5) II |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/archives/Collections/command-operations-reports/ships/o/ogden-lpd-5-ii.html |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=NHHC |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=USS Ogden LPD 5 Austin class amphibious transport dock landing ship - US Navy |url=https://www.seaforces.org/usnships/lpd/LPD-5-USS-Ogden.htm |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=www.seaforces.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-02-24 |title=USS Ogden retired after 40 years |url=https://www.deseret.com/2007/2/24/20004102/uss-ogden-retired-after-40-years |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Deseret News |language=en}}</ref>

==Fate==
On 10 July 2014 during the naval exercise [[RIMPAC|RIMPAC 2014]], she was used as a missile target and sank {{convert|55|mi}} northwest of [[Hawaii]] after being hit by a [[Naval Strike Missile]] launched by the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] [[frigate]] {{HNoMS|Fridtjof Nansen|F310|6}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hawaii-sinkex-navy_56172582e4b0082030a1ef17?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592&ref=yfp |title=The Hidden History In Hawaii's Massive Underwater Ship Graveyard: The Navy says sinking exercises provide important training, but environmental groups maintain they're wasteful and destructive |first1=Chris |last1=D'Angelo |newspaper=[[Huffington Post]] |date=16 October 2015 |access-date=16 October 2015}}</ref>

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== External links ==
*[http://www.military.com/video/logistics-and-supplies/naval-equipment/missiles-sink-two-retired-navy-ships/3692901894001/ Video: The ex-USS Ogden (LPD 5) & ex-USS Tuscaloosa (LST 1187) are fired upon by harpoon missiles from the Republic of Korea (ROKS) submarine LeeSunSin (SS 068) and by a Naval Strike Missile (NSM) from the Royal Norwegian Navy frigate HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen (F 310) during a SINKEX as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014.]
*[https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A2KLqIQhJSFW9FQAUeQsnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTByZWc0dGJtBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDdmlkBHZ0aWQDBGdwb3MDMQ--?p=Uss+Ogden+Sunk+youtube&vid=570f03ce343e260eccf8427bc32c86d7&turl=https%3A%2F%2Ffanyv88.com%3A443%2Fhttp%2Ftse4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DWN.OZubAKQy0cQ%252flv%252fgljWImg%26pid%3D15.1%26h%3D168%26w%3D300%26c%3D7%26rs%3D1&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Ffanyv88.com%3A443%2Fhttps%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DAaSPvWiqgeM&tit=USS+Ogden+Sunk+by+Naval+Strike+Missile+SINKEX+RIMPAC+2014&c=0&h=168&w=300&l=103&sigr=11b27e6ug&sigt=11pre5rdo&sigi=12pqcdggv&age=1406862973&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Av&fr=yhs-mozilla-003&hsimp=yhs-003&hspart=mozilla&tt=b USS Ogden sunk by Harpoon Missile in naval exercise] SINKEX RIMPAC 2014 [[YouTube]]

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