USS Fort McHenry

USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) conducting helicopter operations off the coast of Sumatra in 2005
History
United States
NameFort McHenry
NamesakeFort McHenry, in Baltimore, Maryland
Ordered11 December 1985
BuilderLockheed Shipbuilding
Laid down10 June 1983
Launched1 February 1986
Commissioned8 August 1987
Decommissioned27 March 2021
HomeportMayport, Florida
Identification
MottoDomus Fortium
StatusDecommissioned, awaiting transfer to reserve fleet
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeWhidbey Island-class dock landing ship
Displacement
  • 16,261 long tons (16,522 t) (full)
  • 11,325 long tons (11,507 t) (light)
Length610 ft (185.9 m)
Beam84 ft (25.6 m)
Draft21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion4 Colt Industries, 16-cylinder diesel engines, 2 shafts, 33,000 shp (25 MW)
Speed20+ knots (37+ km/h)
Boats & landing
craft carried
5 LCACs or 21 LCM-6s
TroopsMarine detachment: 402 + 102 surge
Complement22 officers, 391 enlisted
Armament

USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was named for Fort McHenry, in Baltimore, Maryland, the 1814 defense of which inspired "The Star-Spangled Banner".

Fort McHenry was laid down on 10 June 1983 by Lockheed Shipbuilding in Seattle, Washington. She was launched on 1 February 1986 and commissioned on 8 August 1987 in Seattle.

Fort McHenry was decommissioned on 27 March 2021 and as of April 2021 is undergoing transfer to the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she will be placed in reserve status.[1][2]

  1. ^ Burgess, Richard R. (17 February 2021). "Navy Details Revised 2021 Ship Decommissioning Schedule". Seapower. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ "USS Fort McHenry Decommissions After 33 Years of Service | Mirage News". www.miragenews.com. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.