USS Anchorage (LPD-23)
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For other ships of the same name, see USS Anchorage.
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Anchorage |
| Namesake: | The city of Anchorage, Alaska |
| Awarded: | 1 June 2006 |
| Builder: | Northrop Grumman Ship Systems |
| Laid down: | 24 September 2007 |
| Homeport: | San Diego, California (planned) |
| Status: | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock |
| Displacement: | 25,000 tons full |
| Length: |
208.5 m (684 ft) overall, 201.4 m (661 ft) waterline |
| Beam: |
31.9 m (105 ft) 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) |
| Boats and landing craft carried: |
Two LCACs (air cushion) or one LCU (conventional); 14 EFVs |
| Capacity: | 699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); surge to 800 total. |
| Complement: | 28 officers, 333 enlisted |
| Armament: |
Two 30 mm Bushmaster II cannons, for surface threat defense; two Rolling Airframe Missile launchers for air defense |
| Aircraft carried: | Four CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters or two MV-22 tilt rotor aircraft may be launched or recovered simultaneously. |
USS Anchorage (LPD-23), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Anchorage, Alaska.
Anchorage's keel was laid down on 24 September 2007, at Northrop Grumman's Avondale shipyard in New Orleans, Louisiana.
References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
External links
- pms317.navy.mil: USS Anchorage
- Priolo, Gary P. (20 February 2009). "USS Anchorage (LPD-23)". Amphibious Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/09/0923.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
