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.

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

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

The USS Carl Vinson has made many journeys to the wider region in its decades of service and was last in the sea just days ago. Danang was a major US military base during the Vietnam War.