USS Portland (LPD-27)

History

USS Portland during her sea trials in June 2017




United States
Name	Portland
Namesake	Portland, Oregon
Awarded	27 July 2012
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down	2 August 2013
Launched	13 February 2016
Acquired	18 September 2017
Commissioned	14 December 2017
Home port	San Diego
Identification	MMSI number: 368926288 Pennant number: LPD-27
Motto	First Responders Brave and Determined
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class & type	San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock
Displacement	25,000 long tons (25,000 t) full
Length	208.5 m (684 ft 1 in) overall 201.4 m (660 ft 9 in) waterline
Beam	31.9 m (104 ft 8 in) extreme, 29.5 m (96 ft 9 in) waterline
Draft	7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Installed power	40,000 hp (30,000 kW)
Propulsion	Four Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, two shafts
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 LCACs (air cushion) or 1 LCU (conventional)
Capacity	699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); surge to 800 total.
Complement	28 officers, 333 enlisted
Armament	2 × 30 mm Bushmaster II cannons, for surface threat defense; 2 × Rolling Airframe Missile launchers for air defense Laser Weapon System (temporary testing)
Aircraft carried	4 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.