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USS Boxer (LHD 4)

USS BOXER is the fourth amphibious assault ship (multi-purpose) in the WASP - class and the sixth ship in the Navy to bear the name. With a construction cost of $341 million, USS BOXER is also the cheapest ship in her class.

General Characteristics:

Keel Laid: 1991

Launched: August 7, 1993

Commissioned: February 11, 1995

Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding , West Bank, Pascagoula, Miss.

Propulsion system: two boilers, two geared turbines

Propellers: two

Aircraft elevators: two

Length: 840 feet (256 meters)

Flight Deck Width: 140 feet (42.6 meters)

Beam: 106 feet (32,.3 meters)

Draft: 26,5 feet (8.1 meters)

Displacement: approx. 40,500 tons full load

Speed: 23 knots

Aircraft: (depends upon mission)

6 AV-8B Harrier attack planes	or	6 AV-8B Harrier attack planes
4 AH-1W Super Cobra attack helis		12 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters
12 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters		9 CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters
9 CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters
4 UH-1N Huey helicopters
Assault:	or	Sea Control:
42 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters		20 AV-8B Harrier attack planes
		6 ASW helicopters

Well deck capacity: three LCAC or two LCU or six LCM-8 or 40 Amphibious Assault Vessels (AAV) (normal) or 61 AAVs (stowed)

Crew: Ship: 73 officers, 1,009 enlisted Marine Detachment: 1,894

Armament: two Mk-29 NATO Sea Sparrow launchers, two 20mm Phalanx CIWS, eight Mk-33 .50 cal. machine guns, two Rolling Airframe Missile Systems

Cost: approx. $341 million

Homeport: San Diego, CA

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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS BOXER. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.

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USS BOXER Cruise Books:

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USS BOXER's Commanding Officers:

Period	Name
1995 - October 1996	Captain Robert E. Annis, USN
October 1996 - February 1998	Captain J. Kevin Moran, USN
February 1998 - September 24, 1999	Captain Robert C. Massey, USN
September 24, 1999 - May 2001	Captain Stephen D. Doyle, USN
May 2001 - September 2002	Captain Michael G. Hlywiak, USN
September 2002 - June 2004	Captain Thomas D. Crowley, USN
June 2004 - December 2005	Captain Thomas J. Culora, USN
December 2005 - May 2007	Captain Bruce W. Nichols, USN
May 2007 - September 2008	Captain Matthew J. McCloskey, USN
September 2008 - January 2010	Captain Mark E. Cedrun, USN
January 2010 - present	Captain Frank J. Michael, III, USN

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Notes of Interest:

USS BOXER’s Food Services Department provides about 9,700 meals a day.
USS BOXER’s two propulsion plants, the largest currently in operation in the Navy, generate a total of 400 tons of steam per hour. If the energy of the two boilers were converted to electrical power, it could power a city of 160,000.
The fuel distribution system on board is capable of receiving and transferring 360,000 gallons per hour.
USS BOXER’s electrical power subsystem develops 5 Megawatts of electric power.
USS BOXER’s 1,500 tons of air conditioning equipment and fresh water storage facilities exceed necessary requirements to keep the ship running smoothly.
USS BOXER’s destilling units are capable of making over 200,000 gallons of fresh water a day.

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USS BOXER Image Gallery:

The photos below were taken by Ian Johnson and show the BOXER arriving at Fremantle, Australia, on April 29, 2007, for her first visit to Western Australia. The third photo was taken on May 3, 2007.

The photos below were taken by me and show the BOXER dry-docked at NASSCO in San Diego, Calif., on March 23, 2010. Undocking took place on April 1, 2010.

The photos below were taken by Shiu On Yee during USS BOXER's port visit to Hong Kong August 31 - September 3, 2011.

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The photos below were taken by me and show the BOXER at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on September 30, 2011, just a few hours after returning home from a seven-month deployment to the 7th and 5th fleet areas of operation.