USS New Orleans (LPD-18)
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| Career | |
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| Awarded: | 18 December 1998 |
| Laid down: | 14 October 2002 |
| Launched: | 20 November 2004 |
| Fate: | Undergoing workups |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 24433 tons light, 24433 tons full |
| Length: | 208.4 meters (684 feet) overall, 201.4 meters (661 feet) waterline |
| Beam: | 32 meters (105 feet) extreme, 29.5 meters (97 feet) waterline |
| Draft: | 7 meters (23 feet) |
| Complement: | 33 officers, 364 men |
USS New Orleans (LPD-18), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, is the fourth commissioned ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city in Louisiana.
The contract to build her was awarded on 18 December 1998 to Northrop Grumman Ship Systems of New Orleans, Louisiana, and her keel was laid down on 14 October 2002. She was christened on 20 November 2004, sponsored by Carolyn Shelton, wife of General Henry H. Shelton, former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
New Orleans is scheduled to be commissioned in 2005 and join the Pacific Fleet.
See USS New Orleans for other ships of this name.
References
This article contains information from the Naval Vessel Registry and various other US Navy Web sites.