USS Portland (LPD-27)

USS Portland during sea trials in June 2017.
History
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]
Status: In active service
General characteristics
Class and type: San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock
Displacement: 25,000 tons full
Length:
  • 208.5 m (684 ft) overall,
  • 201.4 m (661 ft) waterline
Beam:
  •   31.9 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 MW)
Speed: 22 knots (41 km/h)
Boats & landing
craft carried:
  • 2 LCACs (air cushion)
  • or 1 LCU (conventional)
Capacity: 699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); surge to 800 total.
Complement: 28 officers, 333 enlisted
Armament:
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 city of Portland, Oregon. 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) will be moved from ex-USS Ponce to Portland for indefinite testing.[10] It will be installed at the end of 2018.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Portland (LPD 27)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 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.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ Redden, Jim (16 February 2016). "USS Portland launched, local commissioning ceremony still sought". Portland Tribune. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ Redden, Jim (9 November 2017). "43rd Veterans Day Parade set for Saturday". Portland Tribune.
  7. ↑ http://star-news.info/2017/11/01/annual-parade-will-march-in-hollywood-for-43nd-year/
  8. ↑ http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20180412/new-navy-ship-uss-portland-arrives-in-astoria
  9. ↑ "Warship isn't welcome at Portland's waterfront: Guest opinion". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  10. ↑ LPD Portland Will Host ONR Laser Weapon Demonstrator, Serve as RIMPAC 2018 Flagship. Megan Eckstein, USNI News. 10 January 2018.
  11. ↑ USS Portland Commissioned in Portland, Ore. Ben Werner, USNI News. 22 April 2018.


  • Priolo, Gary P. (28 November 2011). "USS Portland (LPD-27)". Amphibious Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History.


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