History | |
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United States | |
Name | Philadelphia |
Namesake | Philadelphia |
Ordered | 31 March 2023[1] |
Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding[2] |
Sponsored by | Maureen Paparo[3] |
Identification | Pennant number: LPD-32 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock |
Displacement | 25,000 tons full |
Length |
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Beam |
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Draft | 7 m (23 ft) |
Propulsion | Four Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, two shafts, 40,000 hp (30,000 kW) |
Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
Boats & landing craft carried | |
Capacity | 699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); surge to 800 total. |
Complement | 28 officers, 333 enlisted |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | Two MV-22 tilt rotor aircraft may be launched or recovered simultaneously. |
USS Philadelphia (LPD-32), will be a Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock for the United States Navy. She will be the seventh United States Navy vessel named for the city of Philadelphia. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the ship's name while visiting Philadelphia's historic Independence Hall, during Navy and Marine Corps Week festivities in October 2023. Also announced was ship sponsor Maureen Paparo, wife of Admiral Samuel Paparo, 64th Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.[3]