USS Portland (LPD-27)
.jpg) USS Portland during her sea trials in June 2017
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| 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 | _ship%27s_crest.png) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| 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 | |
| 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 Template:Sclass- ship of the United States Navy, named after the U.S. city of Portland, Oregon.
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 F. 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
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A next-generation follow-on to the AN/SEQ-3 Laser Weapon System (LaWS) was slated for integration onto Portland as a technology demonstration[10] after the decomissoning of USS Ponce which carried the LaWS before it, and was installed at the end of 2018.[11] In May 2020, USS Portland (LPD-27) successfully destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with the solid-state laser, Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) MK 2 MOD 0[12] with a power level of 150 kw.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Portland (LPD 27)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Annual parade will march in Hollywood for 43nd year". 1 November 2017.
- ^ Heffernan, Jack. "New Navy ship arrives in Astoria". The Astorian.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "USS Portland conducts Laser Weapon System Demonstrator Test". Commander, US Pacific Fleet. 22 May 2020.
- ^ ‘A Golden Age For Collaboration’ On Lasers & Microwaves: But Watch The Cheetos!. Breaking Defense. 7 July 2020.
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
- Priolo, Gary P. (28 November 2011). "USS Portland (LPD-27)". Amphibious Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History.
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