USS Philadelphia (LPD-32)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Philadelphia.

USS Philadelphia (LPD-32)

San Antonio-class sister-ships San Antonio and New York
History
United States
Name	Philadelphia
Namesake	Philadelphia
Ordered	31 March 2023 [1]
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding [2]
Sponsored by	Maureen Paparo [3]
Identification	Hull number: LPD 32
General characteristics
Class & 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 (30,000 kW)
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	Two LCACs (air cushion) or one LCU (conventional)
Capacity	699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); surge to 800 total.
Complement	28 officers, 333 enlisted
Armament	Two 30 mm Bushmaster II cannons, for surface threat defense; two Rolling Airframe Missile launchers for air defense
Aircraft carried	Two MV-22 tilt rotor aircraft may be launched or recovered simultaneously.

USS Philadelphia (LPD 32), will be a Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock for the United States Navy. She will be the seventh United States Navy vessel named for the city of Philadelphia. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the ship's name while visiting Philadelphia's historic Independence Hall, during Navy and Marine Corps Week festivities in October 2023. Also announced was ship sponsor Maureen Paparo, wife of Admiral Samuel Paparo, 64th Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. ^[3]

References

1. "Philadelphia (LPD 32)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
2. "HII Awarded $240 Million Advance Procurement Contract for LPD 32" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 16 June 2022. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
3. "Final San Antonio-Class LPD Will Be Named USS Philadelphia". navalnews.com. 12 October 2023. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

 This article incorporates public domain material from Philadelphia (LPD-32) at the Naval Vessel Register .