USS Portland (LPD-27)
For other ships with the same name, see USS Portland.
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| Name: | USS Portland |
| Namesake: | Portland, Oregon |
| Awarded: | 27 July 2012[1] |
| Builder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding[1] |
| Laid down: | 2 August 2013[2] |
| Launched: | 13 February 2016[1] |
| Sponsored by: | Bonnie Amos[2] |
| Acquired: | 2017 (planned) |
| Status: | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock |
| Displacement: | 25,000 tons full |
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| 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 & landing craft carried: | |
| Capacity: | 699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); surge to 800 total. |
| Complement: | 28 officers, 333 enlisted |
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| Aircraft carried: | Four CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters or two MV-22 tilt rotor aircraft may be launched or recovered simultaneously. |
USS Portland (LPD-27) will be the 11th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship of the United States Navy. The vessel, launched 13 February 2016, is named in honor of the city of Portland, Oregon.
Portland's keel was laid down on 2 August 2013, at the Ingalls Shipbuilding yard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The ship's sponsor is Bonnie Amos, wife of U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos.[2] The ship was launched on 13 February 2016.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Portland (LPD 27)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 Havens, April M. (2 August 2013). "First lady of Marine Corps authenticates LPD 27 keel at Ingalls Shipbuilding's Pascagoula yard". The Mississippi Press. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ↑ Redden, Jim (16 February 2016). "USS Portland launched, local commissioning ceremony still sought". Portland Tribune. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- 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.
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