USS New York (LPD-21)
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USS New York (LPD-21), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, is the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the state of New York.
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| Awarded: | 25 November 2003 |
| Laid down: | 10 September 2004 |
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| Status: | Under construction |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 25,000 tons full |
| Length: | 208.5 m (684 ft) overall, 201.4 m (661 ft) waterline |
| Beam: | 31.9 m (105 feet) extreme, 29.5 m (97 ft) waterline |
| Draft: | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Four Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, two shafts, 40,000 HP (30 MW) |
| Speed: | 22 knots (41 km/h) |
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| Complement: | 28 officers, 333 enlisted |
| Armament: | Two 30 mm close-in guns, for surface threat defense; two Rolling Airframe Missile launchers for air defense |
| Aircraft: | Four CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters or two MV-22 tilt rotor aircraft may be launched or recovered simultaneously. |
| Landing Craft: | Two LCACs (air cushion) or one LCU (conventional); 14 EFVs |
| Troops: | 699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); surge to 800 total. |
| Motto: | Never Forget |
Shortly after 11 September 2001, Governor of New York George E. Pataki wrote a letter to Secretary of the Navy Gordon England requesting that the Navy bestow the name USS New York on a surface warship involved in the War on Terror in honor of September 11's victims. In his letter, the Governor said he understood state names presently are reserved for submarines but asked for special consideration so the name could be given to a surface ship. The request was approved 28 August 2002.
Some of the metal used in its construction will come from the rubble of the World Trade Center.
On 9 September 2004, the Secretary of the Navy announced that two of her sister ships will be named Arlington and Somerset, also to commemorate the attacks.
The contract to build New York was awarded to Northrop Grumman Ship Systems of New Orleans, Louisiana in 2003.
See USS New York for other ships named for the state, and USS New York City for ships named for the city.
References
This article contains information from the Naval Vessel Registry and various other US Navy Web sites.
External links
- pms317.navy.mil: USS New York (http://www.pms317.navy.mil/ships/lpd21.asp)
- nvr.navy.mil: USS New York (http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/LPD21.htm)