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USS Mount Whitney
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Class overview | |
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Name | Blue Ridge Class |
Builders |
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Operators | United States Navy |
In commission | 1970 - Present |
Completed | 2 |
Active | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 18,874 long tons (19,176.89 metric tons) full load |
Length | 634 ft (193 m) |
Beam | 108 ft (33 m) |
Draft | 26 ft 9 in (8.15 m) full load |
Propulsion | Two boilers, one geared turbine, one shaft; 22,000 hp (16,000 kW) |
Speed | 23 kn (26 mph; 43 km/h) |
Range | 13,000 nmi (24,000 km; 15,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
Complement | 720 enlisted, 23 officers |
Aircraft carried | All helicopters except the CH-53 Sea Stallion can be carried |
An amphibious command ship (LCC) of the United States Navy is a large, special-purpose ship, originally designed to command large amphibious invasions. However, as amphibious invasions have become unlikely,[1] they are now used as general command ships, and serve as floating headquarters for the various combatant commands. Currently, they are assigned to the 6th and 7th Fleets as flagships.