USS Harrisburg (LPD-30)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Harrisburg.

USS Harrisburg (LPD-30)

Harrisburg's sister ships USS San Antonio and USS New York
History
United States
Name	Harrisburg
Namesake	Harrisburg
Awarded	26 March 2019
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down	28 January 2022[1][2]
Launched	5 October 2024[3]
Sponsored by	Alexandra Curry
Identification	Pennant number: LPD-30
Status	Under construction
General characteristics
Class and type	San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Flight II
Displacement	25,000 tons full
Length	208.5 m (684 ft) overall 201.4 m (661 ft) waterline
Beam	31.9 m (105 ft) extreme 29.5 m (97 ft) waterline
Draft	7 m (23 ft)
Propulsion	Four Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, two shafts, 40,000 hp (30 MW)
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	Two LCACs (air cushion) or one LCU (conventional)
Capacity	699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); surge to 800 total.
Complement	28 officers, 333 enlisted
Armament	Two 30 mm Bushmaster II cannons, for surface threat defense; two Rolling Airframe Missile launchers for air defense
Aircraft carried	Two MV-22 tilt rotor aircraft may be launched or recovered simultaneously.

USS Harrisburg (LPD-30) will be the 14th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship of the United States Navy. She will be the second ship in naval service named after the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[4][5] Harrisburg is being built at Pascagoula, Mississippi, by Ingalls Shipbuilding.[1] The ship will be the first Flight II variant of the San Antonio-class.[5][6][7]

References

1. "Keel Authenticated for Future USS Harrisburg" (Press release). United States Navy. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
2. "Keel of Harrisburg (LPD 30) Authenticated at Ingalls Shipbuilding". www.newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
3. "HII Launches Amphibious Transport Dock Harrisburg (LPD 30)". hii.com/newsroom/ (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
4. "Harrisburg (LPD-30)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
5. "SECNAV Names Future Amphibious Transport Dock Ship in Honor of the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania" (Press release). United States Navy. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
6. "The Navy named its next warship after this city". www.navytimes.com. Navy Times. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
7. "Photo Release--Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded $1.47 Billion for Construction of U.S. Navy's First Flight II LPD". www.newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

 This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.