USS New York (LPD-21)
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Awarded: | 2003 |
| Fate: | Under construction |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 24333 tons light, 24333 tons full |
| Length: | 208.4 meters (684 feet) overall, 201.4 meters (661 feet) waterline |
| Beam: | 32 meters (105 feet) extreme, 29.5 meters (97 feet) waterline |
| Draft: | 7 meters (23 feet) |
| Complement: | 32 officers, 364 men |
Shortly after 11 September 2001, Governor of New York George E. Pataki wrote a letter to Secretary of the Navy Gordon England requesting that the Navy bestow the name USS New York on a surface warship involved in the War on Terror in honor of September 11's victims. In his letter, the Governor said he understood state names presently are reserved for submarines but asked for special consideration so the name could be given to a surface ship. The request was approved 28 August 2002.
Some of the metal used in its constuction will come from the rubble of the World Trade Center.
The contract to build New York was awarded to Northrop Grumman Ship Systems of New Orleans, Louisiana in 2003.
See USS New York for other ships named for the state, and USS New York City for ships named for the city.
References
This article contains information from the Naval Vessel Registry and
various other US Navy Web sites.
