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USS Portland (LPD-27)
 USS Portland during sea trials in June 2017 | |
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| Name: | USS Portland |
| Namesake: | Portland, Oregon |
| Awarded: | 27 July 2012[1] |
| Builder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding[1] |
| Laid down: | 2 August 2013[2] |
| Launched: | 13 February 2016[1] |
| Sponsored by: | Bonnie Amos[2] |
| Acquired: | 18 September 2017[1] |
| Commissioned: | 14 December 2017[1] |
| Homeport: | Naval Base San Diego, California |
| Status: | In active service |
| Badge: |  |
| 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 MW) |
| Speed: | 22 knots (41 km/h) |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
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| Capacity: | 699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); surge to 800 total. |
| Complement: | 28 officers, 333 enlisted |
| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | 4 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters or 2 MV-22 tilt rotor aircraft may be launched or recovered simultaneously. |
USS Portland (LPD-27) is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship of the United States Navy, named in honor of the U.S. city of Portland, Oregon.
Contents
1 History
1.1 Laser weapon system
2 References
3 External links
History
Portland's keel was laid down on 2 August 2013, at the Ingalls Shipbuilding yard in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
The ship's sponsor is Bonnie Amos, wife of U.S. Marine Corps Commandant General James Amos.[2]Portland was launched on 13 February 2016,[1][3][4] and she was delivered to the Navy on 18 September 2017.[5] She was commissioned on 14 December 2017,[1] but her commissioning ceremony was not held until 21 April 2018, when she was in the city of Portland for the festivities.[6][7][8] The commissioning ceremony was protested by a number of local anti-war groups, who opposed a warship being named after the city.[3][9]
Laser weapon system
Laser Weapon System (LaWS)
The Laser Weapon System (LaWS) was moved from ex-USS Ponce
to Portland for indefinite testing.[10] It was installed at the end of 2018.[11]
References
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^ abc Havens, April M. (2 August 2013). "First Lady of Marine Corps authenticates LPD 27 keel at Ingalls Shipbuilding's Pascagoula yard". The Mississippi Press. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
^ ab Elise Herron (21 April 2018). "As the Navy Christens a New Warship the USS Portland, Democratic Socialists Say It's Warmongering". Willamette Week. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
^ Redden, Jim (16 February 2016). "USS Portland launched, local commissioning ceremony still sought". Portland Tribune. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
^ "Huntington Ingalls Industries Delivers Amphibious Transport Dock Portland (LPD 27) to U.S. Navy" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
^ Redden, Jim (9 November 2017). "43rd Veterans Day Parade set for Saturday". Portland Tribune.
^ http://star-news.info/2017/11/01/annual-parade-will-march-in-hollywood-for-43nd-year/
^ http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20180412/new-navy-ship-uss-portland-arrives-in-astoria
^ "Warship isn't welcome at Portland's waterfront: Guest opinion". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
^ LPD Portland Will Host ONR Laser Weapon Demonstrator, Serve as RIMPAC 2018 Flagship. Megan Eckstein, USNI News. 10 January 2018.
^ USS Portland Commissioned in Portland, Ore. Ben Werner, USNI News. 22 April 2018.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Portland (LPD-27). |
Priolo, Gary P. (28 November 2011). "USS Portland (LPD-27)". Amphibious Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History.
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