USS New York LPD-21

Type:
Amphibious Transport Dock
Class:
Builder:
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
Avondale Operations
Avondale, Louisiana
Hull Number:
LPD-21
Ordered:
November 25, 2003
Commissioned:
November 7, 2009
Keel Laid:
September 9, 2004
Decommissioned:
Launched:
December 19, 2007
Stricken:
Fate:
Active in commission.
Assigned to the Atlantic Fleet.
Homeport Norfolk, Virginia.


Commanders
From
To
Name
Nov. 7, 2009
Commander F. Curtis Jones, U.S.N.


Timeline
Mar. 1, 2008:
Christened by Mrs. Dotty H. England.
Aug. 27, 2009:
Officially accepted by the U.S. Navy.
Oct. 13, 2009:
Departed the builder's yard for her homeport and commissioning ceremony.
Oct. 19, 2009:
First aircraft landing, an MV-22 Osprey landed during flight deck certifications in the
Atlantic while en route to Norfolk, Virginia.
Oct. 22, 2009:
Arrived at homeport Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia for the first time.
Nov. 2, 2009:
Arrived at Pier 88, New York City for the commissioning ceremony. The crew
rendered honors as the ship passed the site of the World Trade Center.
Nov. 7, 2009:
Commissioned at Pier 88, New York City, New York.
Notes
Ship's Motto "Never Forget"
24 tons of steel from the World Trade Center was used in the construction of the bow.
Northrop Grumman hull number 2630.


Builder's Data
Page published Mar. 3, 2008