| Amphibious Command Ships - LCC |
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Description
Amphibious Command ships provide command and control for fleet commanders. |
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Background
Commissioned in 1970 and 1971, these are the only ships to be designed initially for an amphibious command ship role. Earlier amphibious command ships lacked sufficient speed to keep up with a 20-knot amphibious force. Subsequently, both ships became fleet flagships. USS Blue Ridge became the Seventh Fleet command ship in 1979, and USS Mount Whitney became the Second Fleet command ship in 1981, and the Sixth Fleet command ship in February 2005. |
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Point Of Contact
Corporate Communications Office
Naval Sea Systems Command (SEA 00D)
Washington, D.C. 20376 |
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General Characteristics, Blue Ridge Class
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Builder: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard - LCC 19
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. - LCC 20. |
| Date Deployed: 14 November 1970 (USS Blue Ridge). |
| Propulsion: Two boilers, one geared turbine, one shaft; 22,000 horsepower. |
| Length: 634 feet (190 meters). |
| Beam: 108 feet (32 meters). |
| Displacement: 18,874 tons (19,176.89 metric tons) full load. |
| Speed: 23 knots (26.5 miles, 42.4 km, per hour). |
| Crew: 52 officers, 790 enlisted. |
| Aircraft: All helicopters except the CH-53 Sea Stallion can be carried. |
| Ships: |
| USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), Yokosuka, Japan |
| USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), Gaeta, Italy |
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| Last Update: 28 October 2009 |
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