USS Denver (LPD-9), an Austin-class amphibious transport dock, was the third ship of United States Navy to bear this name.

On 21 July 1972 United States Marine Corps AH-1 helicopters operating from Denver attacked North Vietnamese barges 30 miles (48 km) north-northwest of Đồng Hới.

[1] In April 1975, Denver participated in Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of Saigon, South Vietnam.

[4] Beginning on 17 August 2009 Denver started rendering humanitarian assistance to Taiwan due to the destruction caused by Typhoon Morakot.

[5] Due to the sensitive nature surrounding Taiwan, especially with the One China policy, the Department of Defense did not publicly announce relief efforts.

During the patrol, Denver took part in the 60th anniversary of the invasion of Incheon, Korea and assisted the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Megi.

[9] The US government had offered to sell the ship to Malaysia to replace KD Sri Inderapura which was destroyed by fire in an incident in 2009.

She was also shelled by USS Chafee with her Mark 45 5-inch (130 mm) gun, Japanese Self Defence Force Type 12 surface-to-ship missiles and the U.S. Army's High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, sinking her in 15,000 feet (4,600 m) of water in the Pacific Ocean.