USS Arlington (LPD-24)

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USS Arlington (LPD-24)
USS Arlington (LPD-24) underway in August 2014.JPG
USS Arlington in August 2013
History
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameArlington
Namesake Arlington County
Awarded6 November 2006 [1]
Builder Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down26 May 2008 [1]
Launched23 November 2010 [2]
Sponsored byMrs. Joyce Rumsfeld
Christened26 March 2011 [3]
Commissioned8 February 2013
Homeport Norfolk
Identification
StatusIn active service, as of 2015
Badge USS Arlington (LPD-24) crest.png
General characteristics
Class and type San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock
Displacement24,900 short tons (22,600 t) full
Length
  • 684 ft (208 m) overall,
  • 661 ft (201 m) waterline [1]
Beam
  • 105 ft (32 m) extreme,
  • 97 ft (30 m) waterline [1]
Draft23 ft (7.0 m) [1]
PropulsionFour sequentially turbocharged Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, two shafts, 40,000 hp (30 MW)
Speed22 knots (41 km/h)
Boats & landing
craft carried
Capacity699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); surge to 800 total; 14 Expeditionary Force vehicles
Complement32 officers, 332 enlisted [1]
Armament
Aircraft carriedFour CH-53E Super Stallion heavy lift helicopters may be launched or recovered simultaneously.

USS Arlington (LPD-24), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, is the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Arlington County, Virginia, the location of the Pentagon and the crash site of American Airlines Flight 77 during the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001. Like her sister ships, USS New York and Somerset, she is named in commemoration of the attacks. [4] Steel taken from the Pentagon after the attacks is displayed aboard in the ship's museum. [5]

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Construction

Arlington's keel was laid down on 26 May 2008, at Northrop Grumman's Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Builder's Trials of the ship started on 21 August 2012. These were completed on 30 August 2012. [6] She completed Navy acceptance sea trials on 2 November 2012. [7] The US Navy formally accepted the ship on 7 December 2012.[ citation needed ]Arlington arrived at her homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia on 22 March 2013 in preparation for commissioning. [8] Officially, she was commissioned on 8 February 2013, but her ceremonial commissioning occurred on 6 April 2013 at Naval Station Norfolk. [9] Originally scheduled as the third ship of the San Antonio class, she was the eighth to be commissioned. Mrs. Joyce Rumsfeld, wife of former United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, is the ship's sponsor. [10]

Operational history

The Orion spacecraft in Arlington's well deck. Aft view of USS Arlington (LPD-24) with Orion capsule 2013.JPG
The Orion spacecraft in Arlington's well deck.

In August 2013, Arlington conducted trials with NASA's Orion spacecraft. [11]

In October 2015, Arlington embarked upon her maiden deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet Areas of Responsibility as part of the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. During the deployment, Arlington transited 36,740 nautical miles and conducted port visits in Lisbon, Portugal, Souda Bay, Greece, Eilate, Israel, Aqaba, Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. and Marseille, France. [4]

Arlington provided assistance to a disabled vessel while transiting the Gulf of Aden 23rd December, 2015. [12] Embarked personnel included the Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, Fox Company and Echo Battery, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU). [13] In March 2016 Battery E, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th MEU disembarked Arlington to provide counter battery support during Operation Inherent Resolve. [14] [15] [16]

In May 2019 she was deployed to the Persian Gulf due to reported concerns about Iranian activities. [17] In April 2022 Arlington was deployed to Icelandic waters to take part in the NATO exercise Northern Viking 2022. [18]

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  4. 1 2 Tate, Stevie (10 May 2016). "Arlington Completes Maiden Deployment". USNI News. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) The Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter speaks with Arlington County Board Chairman Walter Tejada during a ceremonial presentation of Pentagon steel". Navy News Service. United States Navy. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
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  8. ↑ U.S. Navy photo 130322-N-WA189-070
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  14. ↑ "USS Arlington (LPD-24) Sailors and embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit". US Naval Forces Central Command. 26 December 2023.
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