USS Green Bay (LPD-20)
.jpg) The Green Bay in Pearl Harbor |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Order | May 30, 2000 |
| Keel laying | August 11, 2003 |
| Launch | August 11, 2006 |
| 1. Period of service |
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| Commissioning | January 24, 2009 |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
fully loaded 24,900 ts |
| length |
208.05 m |
| width |
31.9 m |
| Draft |
7.0 m |
| crew |
28 officers, 332 men, up to 800 Marines |
| drive |
2 propellers, four diesel engines; 41,000 wave horsepower |
| speed |
22+ knots |
| Armament |
2 guns 30 mm, 2 launchers for anti-aircraft missiles |
The USS Green Bay (LPD-20) is an amphibious transport dock of the United States Navy and belongs to the San Antonio class . It is named after the city of Green Bay , Wisconsin .
history
LPD-20 was commissioned in 2000 and laid down at Avondale Shipyard in 2003 . After three years the ship was launched. Godmother was Rose Magnus, wife of Robert Magnus , Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps . The handover to the Navy took place on August 29, 2008, the Green Bay was put into service on January 24, 2009 in Long Beach as the fourth ship of its class and stationed in San Diego .
In February 2011, the Green Bay moved alongside the USS Boxer (LHD-4) in the Indian Ocean, where they took part in exercises with friendly navies.
As the successor to the USS Denver , she arrived in her new home port Sasebo on February 19, 2015 , where she joined the amphibious group ( English Amphibious Ready Group ) of the USS Bonhomme Richard .
Web links
- Official Homepage ( Memento of June 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (English)