USS Portland (LPD-27)

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USS Portland (LPD-27)
USS Portland has conducts its first set of sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico. (35696636566).jpg
USS Portland during her sea trials in June 2017
History
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NamePortland
Namesake Portland, Oregon
Awarded27 July 2012 [1]
Builder Ingalls Shipbuilding [1]
Laid down2 August 2013 [2]
Launched13 February 2016 [1]
Sponsored byBonnie Amos [2]
Acquired18 September 2017 [1]
Commissioned14 December 2017 [1]
Homeport San Diego
Identification
Statusin active service
Badge USS Portland (LPD-27) ship's crest.png
General characteristics
Class and type San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock
Displacement25,000 long tons (25,000  t) full
Length
Beam
  • 31.9 m (104 ft 8 in) extreme,
  • 29.5 m (96 ft 9 in) waterline
Draft7 m (23 ft 0 in)
PropulsionFour Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, two shafts, 40,000  hp (30,000  kW)
Speed22 knots (41 km/h)
Boats & landing
craft carried
  • 2 LCACs (air cushion)
  • or 1 LCU (conventional)
Capacity699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); surge to 800 total.
Complement28 officers, 333 enlisted
Armament
Aircraft carried4 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 after the U.S. city of Portland, Oregon. The ship was laid down in 2013, launched in 2016 and commissioned in 2018. The ship was armed with a Laser Weapon System for testing.

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Construction and career

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 F. 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) Laser Weapon System aboard USS Ponce (AFSB(I)-15) in November 2014 (05).JPG
Laser Weapon System (LaWS)

A next-generation follow-on to the AN/SEQ-3 Laser Weapon System (LaWS) was slated for integration onto Portland as a technology demonstration [10] after the decommissioning of USS Ponce, which carried the LaWS before it, and was installed at the end of 2018. [11] In May 2020, Portland successfully destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with the solid-state laser, Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) MK 2 MOD 0 [12] with a power level of 150 kW. [13] On 14 December 2021, the LaWS successfully destroyed a marine target floating in the Gulf of Aden. [14]

2022

On 27–30 May, Portland and USS Essex were open to the public as a part of Los Angeles Fleet Week 2022, in San Pedro, California. [15]

Spacecraft recoveries

Orion for Artemis 1 aboard USS Portland on 11 December 2022 Orion aboard the USS Portland.jpg
Orion for Artemis 1 aboard USS Portland on 11 December 2022

Portland was assigned as the recovery ship for the Orion capsule of the Artemis 1 uncrewed Moon-orbiting mission, successfully completed on 11 December 2022. The spacecraft's floating Orion capsule was pulled into the flooded well deck at the stern of the vessel off the coast of Baja California. [16]

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  16. ↑ "Artemis I Update: Orion Secured Inside USS Portland Ahead of Return to Shore". NASA Blogs. 11 December 2022.
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