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| Keywords: US Navy 070310-N-3429E-003 Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) man the ship and bring her to life during the ship's commissioning ceremony Saturday, March 10, 2007.jpg en NEW ORLEANS March 10 2007 Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans LPD 18 man the ship and bring her to life during the ship's commissioning ceremony Saturday March 10 2007 New Orleans is the second of the San Antonio class ship and the fourth ship to bear the name New Orleans New Orleans is the second ship in the Navy s new San Antonio class As a critical element in future expeditionary strike groups the ship will support the Marine Corps mobility triad which consists of the LCAC landing craft air cushion the expeditionary fighting vehicle and the Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft MV-22 The ship also provides improved warfighting capabilities including an advanced command-and-control suite increased lift-capacity in vehicle and cargo-carrying capability and advanced ship-survivability features The ship holds the distinction of being the only ship in recent naval history built and commissioned in its namesake city USS New Orleans will be homeported in San Diego Calif U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kurt Eischen RELEASED 2007-03-10 070310-N-3429E-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 43804 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kurt Eischen PD-USGov-Military-Navy Commissioning of USS New Orleans LPD-18 | ||||
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