USS Portland (LPD-27)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Portland.
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Awarded: | 27 July 2012 |
| Builder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | 2 August 2013 |
| Acquired: | 2017 (planned) |
| 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) |
| 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. |
USS Portland (LPD-27), will be the 11th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship of the United States Navy, and will be 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.[1]
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.
- ↑ 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.
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