Amphibious command ship

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USS Mount Whitney
Class overview
Name	Blue Ridge Class
Builders	Philadelphia Naval Shipyard - LCC 19 Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. - LCC 20
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.