Monday, November 10, 2014

Blue Ridge Class LCC

Blue Ridge Class LCC (Amphibious Command Ship) – 2 units


LCC-19 – Blue Ridge – Commissioned: 1970 – №: 1 – Homeport: Yokosuka
LCC-20 – Mount Whitney – Commissioned: 1971 – №: 2 – Homeport: Gaeta


Displacement: 19,609 tons
Length: 194 m
Beam: 32.9 m
Draft: 8.8 m


Propulsion: 2 boilers, 1 geared turbine, 1 shaft; 22,000 hp (16 MW)
Speed: 23 kn (43 km/h)
Range: 19,000 km


Complement:
Crew: 52 Officer, 790 Enlisted;
With Command Staff: 268 Officers, 1173 Enlisted


Armament:
2× Phalanx CIWS guns;
4× 25 mm Bushmaster cannons;
8× Browning .50 cal. Machine guns;
Mark 36 SRBOC chaff rockets;
Aircraft carried: 2 helicopters, currently the Sikorsky SH-60 Sea Hawk


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