USS New Orleans (LPD-18), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock 7-11-2018 2-49-15 PM

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. She is designed to be able to deliver a fully equipped battalion of 700 Marines.

 

 

History

United States

Name:USS New Orleans

Namesake:The City of New Orleans, Louisiana

 

Ordered:18 December 1998

Builder:Northrop Grumman Ship Systems

 

Laid down:14 October 2002

Christened:20 November 2004

Launched:11 December 2004

Commissioned:10 March 2007

Homeport:Naval Base San Diego

 

Motto:Victory From the Sea

Status:in active service

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General characteristics

Class and type:San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock

 

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)

Propulsion:Four Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, two shafts, 40,000 hp (30,000 kW)

 

Boats & landing

craft carried:Two LCACs (air cushion) or one Landing Craft Utility (conventional)

 

Armament:•2 × 30 mm Bushmaster II guns for surface threat defense;

•2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missilelaunchers for air defense & missile defense

 

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