Only two vessels of this class were ever built: the USS Blue Ridge and USS ... of the class ever built. The Blue Ridge was designed, in the middle of the Vietnam War, to give Navy and Marine ...

The crew of the US 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th ... Blue Ridge's previous record of 64 days was set during the Vietnam War when she left port April 5, 1972 and ...

The USS Blue Ridge has returned to central Vietnam, a half-century after taking part in the final phase of the U.S. war in Vietnam.

Subsequently, both ships became fleet flagships. USS Blue Ridge became the Seventh Fleet command ship in 1979, and USS Mount Whitney became the Second Fleet command ship in 1981, and the Sixth ...

The USS Blue Ridge has returned to central Vietnam, a half-century after taking part in the final phase of the U.S. war in Vietnam. While allowing foreign navies to call at its ports supports ...