USS Anchorage (LPD-23)

USS Anchorage (LPD-23)
USS Anchorage on 15 May 2012
History
United States
NameAnchorage
NamesakeAnchorage
Awarded1 June 2006[1]
BuilderNorthrop Grumman Ship Systems, Avondale
Laid down24 September 2007
Launched12 February 2011[1][2]
Christened14 May 2011[5]
Acquired17 September 2012[1][3]
Commissioned4 May 2013[1][4]
HomeportSan Diego
Identification
Motto
  • NIL FATO RELINQUEMUS
  • (WE LEAVE NOTHING TO CHANCE)
Statusin active service, as of 2016
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeSan Antonio-class amphibious transport dock
Displacement25,000 long tons (25,000 t) full
Length
  • 684 ft (208 m) oa
  • 661 ft (201 m) wl
Beam105 ft (32 m)
Draft23 ft (7.0 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
  • 2 × LCACs (air cushion)
  • or 1 × LCU (conventional)
Troops66 officers, 625 enlisted
Complement33 officers, 411 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried

USS Anchorage (LPD-23) is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock and the second ship of the United States Navy to be namesake of the U.S. city of Anchorage, Alaska.

  1. ^ a b c d "USS Anchorage (LPD 23)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
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