Blue Ridge-class amphibious command ship

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Blue_Ridge-class_amphibious_command_ship
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:amphibious_command_ship_class
gptkbp:aircraftCarried 2 × helicopters
gptkbp:armament 2 × Phalanx CIWS
2 × 25 mm Mk 38 cannons
gptkbp:beam 108 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Philadelphia_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:crewComplement 842
gptkbp:displacement 18,874 tons (full load)
gptkbp:homeport USS Blue Ridge: Yokosuka, Japan
USS Mount Whitney: Gaeta, Italy
gptkbp:hullMaterial gptkb:LCC
gptkbp:introduced 1970
gptkbp:length 634 feet
gptkbp:notableFor longest-serving active ships in US Navy
gptkbp:numberBuilt 2
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:primaryMission Amphibious force flagship
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:role command and control
gptkbp:shipsInClass gptkb:USS_Blue_Ridge_(LCC-19)
gptkb:USS_Mount_Whitney_(LCC-20)
gptkbp:speed 23 knots
gptkbp:successor none (still in service)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LCC-20
gptkb:USS_Blue_Ridge_(LCC-19)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Blue Ridge-class amphibious command ship