_operates_in_the_Pacific_Ocean_in_support_of_UNITAS_Pacific_2007_which_supports_Partnership_of_the_Americas_(POA)_2007.jpg) USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) in the Pacific Ocean (20 June 2007).
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| History | |
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| Name | USS Pearl Harbor |
| Namesake | Pearl Harbor |
| Ordered | 12 October 1993 |
| Builder | Avondale Shipyards |
| Laid down | 27 January 1995 |
| Launched | 24 February 1996 |
| Commissioned | 30 May 1998 |
| Homeport | Naval Base San Diego |
| Motto | Nation's Battle Cry |
| Nickname(s) | Black Pearl |
| Status | in active service |
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| Class and type | Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship |
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| Length | 610 ft (190 m) |
| Beam | 84 ft (26 m) |
| Draft | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Propulsion | 4 Colt Industries, 16-cylinder diesel engines, 2 shafts, 33,000 shp (25 MW) |
| Speed | 20+ knots (37+ km/h) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 LCACs or 1 LCU or four LCM-8 or nine LCM-6 |
| Capacity | 15 Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV), 2 M1 Abrams tanks |
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USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) is a Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was named for Pearl Harbor, where World War II began for the United States.
Pearl Harbor was laid down on 27 January 1995, by the Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, La.; launched on 24 February 1996; and commissioned on 30 May 1998.
As of 6 September 2018, Pearl Harbor is homeported to NS San Diego, California, and assigned to Commander Amphibious Squadron 1 (COMPHIBRON 1).