USS New Orleans (LPD-18)

USS New Orleans on 2 July 2009
History
United States
Name	New Orleans
Namesake	New Orleans
Ordered	18 December 1998
Builder	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
Laid down	14 October 2002
Christened	20 November 2004
Launched	11 December 2004
Commissioned	10 March 2007
Homeport	Sasebo
Identification	MMSI number: 200700018 Callsign: NOLA Pennant number: LPD-18
Motto	Victory From the Sea
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class and type	San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock
Displacement	24,433 tons full
Length	208.4 m (684 ft) overall, 201.4 m (661 ft) waterline
Beam	32 m (105 ft) extreme, 29.5 m (97 ft) waterline
Draft	7 m (23 ft)
Propulsion	Four Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, two shafts, 40,000 hp (30,000 kW)
Boats & landing craft carried	Two LCACs (air cushion) or one Landing Craft Utility (conventional)
Capacity	700 marines (66 officers, 633 enlisted) w. surge to 800 total
Complement	33 officers, 364 enlisted
Armament	2 × 30 mm Bushmaster II guns for surface threat defense; 2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers for air defense & missile defense

USS New Orleans (LPD-18), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, is the fourth commissioned ship of the United States Navy to be named after the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.