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:
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:	2 LCACs or 1 LCU; 14 AAVs
Capacity:	Embarked Landing Force: 699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted) surge capacity to 800.
Complement:	28 officers, 332 enlisted
Armament:	Two Bushmaster II 30 mm Close in Guns, fore and aft two Rolling Airframe Missile launchers, fore and aft.
Aircraft carried:	Launch or land two CH-53E Super Stallion two MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft four CH-46 Sea Knight four AH-1 SeaCobra or four UH-1 Iroquois helicopters.