USS Arlington (LPD-24)

USS Arlington (LPD-24)
USS Arlington in August 2014
History
United States
NameArlington
NamesakeArlington County
Awarded6 November 2006[2]
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
Laid down26 May 2008[2]
Launched23 November 2010[1]
Sponsored byMrs. Joyce Rumsfeld
Christened26 March 2011[3]
Commissioned8 February 2013
HomeportNorfolk
Identification
StatusIn active service, as of 2015
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeSan Antonio-class amphibious transport dock
Displacement24,900 short tons (22,600 t) full
Length
  • 684 ft (208 m) overall,
  • 661 ft (201 m) waterline[2]
Beam
  • 105 ft (32 m) extreme,
  • 97 ft (30 m) waterline[2]
Draft23 ft (7.0 m)[2]
PropulsionFour sequentially turbocharged Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, two shafts, 40,000 hp (30 MW)
Speed22 knots (41 km/h)
Boats & landing
craft carried
Capacity699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); surge to 800 total; 14 Expeditionary Force vehicles
Complement32 officers, 332 enlisted[2]
Armament
Aircraft carriedFour CH-53E Super Stallion heavy lift helicopters may be launched or recovered simultaneously.

USS Arlington (LPD-24), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, is the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Arlington County, Virginia, the location of the Pentagon and the crash site of American Airlines Flight 77 during the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001. Like her sister ships, USS New York and Somerset, she is named in commemoration of the attacks.[4] Steel taken from the Pentagon after the attacks is displayed aboard in the ship's museum.[5]

  1. ^ "Future USS Arlington Launched". Navy News Service. United States Navy. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "USS Arlington (LPD 24)". Naval Vessel Register. Naval Sea Systems Command Shipbuilding Support Office (NAVSHIPSO). Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. ^ McCaffrey, Scott (12 December 2010). "Christening of Future USS Arlington Set for Late March". Sun Gazette. Suburban Washington Newspapers Inc. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  4. ^ Tate, Stevie (10 May 2016). "Arlington Completes Maiden Deployment". USNI News. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) The Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter speaks with Arlington County Board Chairman Walter Tejada during a ceremonial presentation of Pentagon steel". Navy News Service. United States Navy. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2010.