USS Arlington (LPD-24)
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For other ships of the same name, see USS Arlington.
| San Antonio Class LPD | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Arlington |
| Namesake: | The county of Arlington, Virginia |
| Awarded: | 6 November 2006 |
| Builder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | 18 December 2008 |
| 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. |
PCU Arlington (LPD-24), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, is planned to be the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Arlington, Virginia, the location of the Pentagon. Like her sister ships, USS New York and Somerset, she is named in commemoration of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Steel taken from the Pentagon after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks will be displayed aboard.[1]
Mrs. Joyce Rumsfeld, wife of former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, is the ship's sponsor.[2]
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.
- ↑ "Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) The Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter speaks with Arlington County Board Chairman Walter Tejada during a ceremonial presentation of Pentagon steel.". Navy News Service. 11 September 2008. http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=63875. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ↑ "LPD 24 Arlington". Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). 28 October 2009. https://www.pms317.navy.mil/ships/lpd24.asp. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
External links
- Priolo, Gary P. (20 February 2009). "USS Arlington (LPD-24)". Amphibious Photo Archive. NavSource Online. http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/09/0924.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
