USS New York (LPD 21)

USS NEW YORK is the fifth SAN ANTONIO - class amphibious transport dock and the sixth ship in the Navy named in honor of the state. In honor of the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001, a total of seven and a half tons of steel from the World Trade Center were recovered and melted down and cast to become the ship's stem bar.

General Characteristics:	Awarded: November 25, 2003
	Keel laid: September 10, 2004
	Launched: December 19, 2007
	Commissioned: November 7, 2009
	Builder: Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Avondale, New Orleans, La.
	Propulsion system: four sequentially turbocharged marine Colt-Pielstick Diesels
	Propellers: two
	Length: 684 feet (208.5 meters)
	Beam: 105 feet (31.9 meters)
	Draft: 23 feet (7 meters)
	Displacement: approx. 24,900 tons
	Speed: 22 knots
	Well deck capacity: two LCAC or one LCU and 14 Expeditionary Fighting Vehicles
	Aircraft: landing platform for all helicopters and the MV-22 Osprey; maintenance facilities for one CH-53E or two CH-46s or one MV-22 or three UH/AH-1s
	Crew: Ship: 28 officers, 332 enlisted
	Crew: Marine Detachment: 66 officers, 633 enlisted (can be expanded to 800)
	Homeport: Norfolk, Va.
	Armament: two Bushmaster II 30 mm Close in Guns; two Rolling Airframe Missile launchers

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Crew List:

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

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USS NEW YORK Cruise Books:

Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise Book 2014-15

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USS NEW YORK Construction Gallery:

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USS NEW YORK Image Gallery:

The photos below were taken by me and show the NEW YORK at Naval Base Norfolk, Va., on October 29, 2010.

The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning during an open ship event aboard USS NEW YORK during Fleet Week New York at New York City, NY., on May 24, 2019.



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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the NEW YORK undergoing a Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) at the General Dynamics NASSCO Shipyard at Norfolk, Va., on December 26, 2021.