USS New York - LPD21




Name: USS New York
Namesake: The state of New York[1][2]
Awarded: November 25, 2003[3]
Builder: Northrop Grumman Ship Systems[3]
Laid down: September 10, 2004[3]
Launched: December 19, 2007[3]
Christened: March 1, 2008
Acquired: August 21, 2009[3]
Commissioned: November 7, 2009[4]
Homeport: Naval Station Mayport
Motto: "Strength forged through sacrifice. Never forget."
Status: in active service[3]
Badge: USS-New-York-(LPD-21)-COA.png
General characteristics
Class and type: San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock
Displacement: 24,900 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 10,400 hp sequentially turbocharged marine Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, two shafts, 41,600 shp (30 MW), driving Rolls-Royce controllable-pitch propellers
Speed: In excess of 22 knots (25 mph; 41 km/h)
Boats & landing
craft carried:
Capacity:
  • Embarked Landing Force: 699
  • (66 officers, 633 enlisted)
  • surge capacity to 800.
Complement: 28 officers, 332 enlisted
Armament:
Aircraft carried:

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