USS Germantown (LSD-42)

Good Morning, friends and family of GERMANTOWN!

Thank you for your responses to our post about the Memory Book. Because we have received such a positive reception, we will now be going forward with its creation! Of course, a Memory Book wouldn’t be possible without the recollections of GERMANTOWN’s Sailors throughout the years. If you have any pictures that you would like to submit, please email [email protected] with the year and backstory; and if you already have sent your pictures, let us know if you’d be interested in seeing them on our pages. Our PAO Team will be hard at work looking through each picture and putting them together. If your pictures do not make it in the Memory Book, we intend to display them during the Decommissioning Ceremony.

The cutoff date of submissions will be 01JUN2026, so don’t delay!

And if you’re looking to pre-order a Memory Book, here is the link: https://buymycruisebook.com/products/uss-germantown-lsd-42-decommissioning-cruisebook-2026

As always, Follow In Our Footsteps! Captain Sends.

USS Germantown (L*D 42) Decommissioning Cruisebook 2026 Pre-order your cruisebook documenting the storied history of USS Germantown (L*D 42) and their decommissioning crew! This cruisebook will feature command history, deployment and operational history, and the work of GERMANTOWN throughout its life. This hard cover book will feature approximately 80 pa...

Good Morning, friends and family of GERMANTOWN!

Thank you for all the pictures that you have sent our way! We had so much fun looking through them. As such, the PAO Team was thinking about creating a memory book – something to commemorate GERMANTOWN and keep her memory alive even after her decommissioning.

The book would be approximately $43 per copy with a $6 shipping fee to your personal address. Please let us know in the comments if you would be interested in purchasing a memory book yourself. If you have any more memories to share, please send them to [email protected].

As always, Follow In Our Footsteps! Captain Sends.

Good Morning, friends and family of GERMANTOWN!

As everyone may be aware, USS GERMANTOWN will decommission in September 2026. As we start winding down operations onboard, we would love to commemorate her legacy through photos. If you have any captured memories of yourself and your shipmates onboard, or even GERMANTOWN cruising out at sea, we are looking to display these moments! Please send your GERMANTOWN photos to [email protected] to keep her memory alive!

As always, Follow In Our Footsteps! Captain Sends.

Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026, USS GERMANTOWN hosted Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SWRMC) personnel for their “Bring a Child to Work Day” event, offering the children an opportunity to see what a naval warship is like from the inside. Leading the tour was LTJG Goodwater, LTJG Blount-Lynch, LTJG McMillan, and LT Kang.

Photos by OS2 (SW) T. D Jasper

Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2026, USS GERMANTOWN was excited to host Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Portland once again, bringing onboard educators, public high school teachers to college administrators, to obtain an understanding of Navy life and environment. Spearheading the tour was LTJG Goodwater, Operations Information Officer and LT Kang, Assistant Operations Officer.

Photos by OS2 (SW) T. D Jasper

Good Afternoon, friends and family of GERMANTOWN!

On March 5, we posted news about GERMANTOWN'S decommissioning. After making our finalizations, we announce that the official Decommissioning Ceremony will be September 24, 2026, at 1000 at Naval Base San Diego, Pier 10.

For those who have been following our page for any updates on the ceremony, thank you for keeping an eye out. And for those who have not heard about the news until now, feel free to reach out to our GERMANTOWN's PAO, [email protected], for any questions.

As always, Follow In Our Footsteps! Captain Sends.

Thursday, Apr. 16, 2026, GERMANTOWN Wardroom congratulated LTJG Smith, Training Officer, on signing for Department Head and earning himself a $150K bonus! BRAVO ZULU on serving the fleet, TRAINO!

Photos by OS2 (SW) T. D Jasper

Friday, Apr. 10, 2026, USS GERMANTOWN gave a hardy farewell to LCDR Reese, Chief Engineer. Fair Winds and Following Seas!

Photos by ET3 G. R Grinder

Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, USS GERMANTOWN celebrated the 133rd United States Navy Chief Petty Officer birthday, honoring the day when the ranks of the backbones of the Navy—E-7, E-8, and E-9—were established. To commemorate this last celebration onboard, our Chief Petty Officers proudly held morning colors and invited the Sailors to the Chiefs’ Mess for the cake-cutting ceremony. To the Chiefs of GERMANTOWN, we thank you for your leadership, mentorship, dedication, and everything that you do! ⚓

Photos by OS2 (SW) T. D Jasper

Friday, Mar. 27, 2026, USS GERMANTOWN gave a hardy farewell to LT Bowers, First Lieutenant, and LSC Wilder, S-1 Leading Chief Petty Officer. Fair Winds and Following Seas!

Photos by OS2 (SW) T. D Jasper

Tuesday, Mar. 24, 2026, USS GERMANTOWN hosted both Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Portland and Great Lakes, bringing onboard educators—from public high schools to college administrators—to obtain an understanding of Navy life and the spaces. Welcoming them onboard was CDR Pearlswig, Commanding Officer, leading the tour was LT Kang, Assistant Operations Officer, and providing insight of what it is like on the Enlisted side was ENC Hernandez, Chief Petty Officer of Main Propulsion.

Photos by OS2 (SW) T. D Jasper