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USS New Orleans (LPD-18)
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| Career |
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| Awarded: | 18 December 1998 |
| Laid down: | 14 October 2002 |
| Fate: | Under construction |
| General Characteristics |
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| Displacement: | 24433 tons light, 24433 tons full |
| Length: | 208.4 meters (684 feet) overall, 201.4 meters (661 feet) waterline |
| Beam: | 32 meters (105 feet) extreme, 29.5 meters (97 feet) waterline |
| Draft: | 7 meters (23 feet) |
| Complement: | 33 officers, 364 men |
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 for the city in Louisiana. The contract to build her was awarded on 18 December 1998 to Northrop Grumman Ship Systems[?] of New Orleans, Louisiana, and her keel was laid down on 14 October 2002.
See USS New Orleans for other ships of this name.
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