USS NEW ORLEANS (LPD-18)

USS New Orleans (LPD-18), christened: 20 November 2004
Career	USN Jack
Awarded:	18 December 1998
Laid down:	14 October 2002
Launched:	11 December 2004
Christened:	20 November 2004
Commissioned:	10 March 2007
Homeport:	San Diego California
Fate:
General Characteristics
Displacement:	24,433 tons full
Length:	208.4 m (684 ft) overall, 201.4 m (661 ft) waterline
Beam:	32 m (105 ft) extreme, 29.5 m (97 ft) waterline
Draft:	7 m (23 ft)
Complement:	33 officers, 364 men
Propulsion:	Four Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, two shafts, 40,000 hp (30 MW)
Speed:	22 knots (41 km/h)
Range:
Complement:	33 officers, 364 enlisted
Armament:	2 × 30 mm Bushmaster II guns for surface threat defense; 2 × 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:	''Victory From the Sea''

'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 of New Orleans, Louisiana. The ship is designed to be able to deliver a fully-equipped battalion of 699 Marines.
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. The ship was actually launched three weeks later, on 11 December. She completed her Builder's Trials on October 26, 2006.
''New Orleans'' was commissioned on March 10, 2007 in New Orleans, Louisiana. After commissioning, the ship traveled to San Diego, California via the Panama Canal to join the Pacific Fleet. She arrived at her new homeport of Naval Base San Diego on May 3, 2007 and is assigned to Amphibious Squadron Three. ^{[1] [2]}

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References

External Links

★ ''New Orleans'' official website

★ USS ''New Orleans'' in the Naval Vessel Register

References

1. http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=29196 New Orleans Arrives At Homeport San Diego
2. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/lpd-17-unit.htm Global Security.org LPD-17 Class