USS New York (LPD-21)

USS *New York* (LPD-21)
	USS New York in the Hudson River on 2 November 2009
History
United States
Name	New York
Namesake	New York, U.S.
Awarded	25 November 2003
Builder	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
Laid down	10 September 2004
Launched	19 December 2007
Christened	1 March 2008
Acquired	21 August 2009
Commissioned	7 November 2009
Homeport	Naval Station Norfolk
Identification	MMSI number: 369970522; Callsign: NNYK; ; Pennant number: LPD-21;
Motto	Strength forged through sacrifice. Never forget
Status	in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class & type	San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock
Displacement	24,900 tons full
Length	208.5 m (684 ft 1 in) overall; 201.4 m (660 ft 9 in) waterline;
Beam	31.9 m (104 ft 8 in) extreme; 29.5 m (96 ft 9 in) waterline;
Draft	7.0 m (23 ft 0 in))
Propulsion	Four 10,400 hp (7,755 kW) sequentially turbocharged marine Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, two shafts, 41,600 hp (31,021 kW), driving Rolls-Royce controllable-pitch propellers
Speed	In excess of 22 knots (25 mph; 41 km/h)
Boats & landing; craft carried	2 LCACs or 1 LCU;; 14 AAVs;
Capacity	Embarked Landing Force: 699; (66 officers, 633 enlisted); surge capacity to 800;
Complement	28 officers, 332 enlisted
Armament	Two Bushmaster II 30 mm Close in Guns, fore and aft; two Rolling Airframe Missile launchers, fore and aft.;
Aircraft carried	Launch or land; two CH-53E Super Stallion; two MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft; four CH-46 Sea Knight; four AH-1 SeaCobra or; four UH-1 Iroquois helicopters.;

USS New York (LPD-21) is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, and the fifth ship of the United States Navy named after the state of New York.

History
USS New York in the Hudson River on 2 November 2009
United States
Name	New York
Namesake	New York, U.S.
Awarded	25 November 2003
Builder	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
Laid down	10 September 2004
Launched	19 December 2007
Christened	1 March 2008
Acquired	21 August 2009
Commissioned	7 November 2009
Homeport	Naval Station Norfolk
Identification	MMSI number: 369970522 Callsign: NNYK Pennant number: LPD-21
Motto	Strength forged through sacrifice. Never forget
Status	in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class & type	San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock
Displacement	24,900 tons full
Length	208.5 m (684 ft 1 in) overall 201.4 m (660 ft 9 in) waterline
Beam	31.9 m (104 ft 8 in) extreme 29.5 m (96 ft 9 in) waterline
Draft	7.0 m (23 ft 0 in))
Propulsion	Four 10,400 hp (7,755 kW) sequentially turbocharged marine Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, two shafts, 41,600 hp (31,021 kW), driving Rolls-Royce controllable-pitch propellers
Speed	In excess of 22 knots (25 mph; 41 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 LCACs or 1 LCU; 14 AAVs
Capacity	Embarked Landing Force: 699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted) surge capacity to 800
Complement	28 officers, 332 enlisted
Armament	Two Bushmaster II 30 mm Close in Guns, fore and aft two Rolling Airframe Missile launchers, fore and aft.
Aircraft carried	Launch or land two CH-53E Super Stallion two MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft four CH-46 Sea Knight four AH-1 SeaCobra or four UH-1 Iroquois helicopters.