USS Anchorage (LPD 23)
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Homeport: Naval Base San Diego, CA
USS Anchorage (LPD-23), the seventh San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Anchorage, Alaska and the first U.S. Navy ship to be commissioned in Alaska.
The San Antonio-class is the first class of ship equipped with a state-of-the-art fiber-optic Shipboard Wide Area Network (SWAN). Its design provides computer and network access linking every manned space on the ship, to include troop/crew berthing. The SWAN’s design also allows for future growth over the life of the ship as technology advances. Over 760 SWAN drops (i.e. access points) will support computer workstations or other uses throughout the ship.
Anchorage's keel was laid down on September 24, 2007 at the Avondale Shipyard in New Orleans, Louisiana, then owned by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems. The ship was launched on February 12, 2011. She was christened two months later, May 14 - the first ship christened by Huntington Ingalls Industries since Northrop Grumman spun off its shipbuilding divisions as a separate company. The ship's sponsor is Annette Conway, wife of former Marine Corps Commandant General James T. Conway. The ship was formally delivered and accepted by the US Navy on September 17, 2012.
On November 21, 2012 the Pre-Commissioning Unit Anchorage (LPD 23) moored pierside for the first time at her homeport in San Diego during a homecoming ceremony.
The Anchorage was commissioned on May 4, 2013 in her namesake city ...
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USS Anchorage supports HM-14 airborne mine countermeasures training, RIMPAC July 23, 2014
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Oliverjay Espina directs a Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 aircraft aboard amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) off the coast of San Diego during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships, six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug. 1 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
(U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Elena Pence/Released)
Wide view of the pier at which USS Anchorage off-loaded the Orion capsule at Naval Station San Diego, December 8, 2014...
photo credit by: Kevin Balrd
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USS Anchorage Completes AMW Certifications, Arrives in Pearl Harbor...
Story Number: NNS140331-24Release Date: 3/31/2014 3:38:00 PM
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Lindahl, USS Anchorage Public Affairs
PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23), along with the embarked Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, ASEAN, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, arrived in Pearl Harbor March 28.
Prior to the transit to Hawaii, Anchorage set off to achieve certifications AMW 2.3B and 2.4B off the coast of Southern California. The certifications are a series of exercises designed to assess an amphibious ship's ability to recover a wide range of amphibious vehicles.
The certifications included recovering a landing craft utility boat, Marine amphibious assault vehicles and a simulated emergency recovery of a stranded landing craft, air cushioned (LCAC) as the LCAC simulated complete loss of power while off cushion.
"It is a very challenging and tedious recovery, but like always, Anchorage left nothing to chance and executed it flawlessly," said Chief Warrant Officer Ronald Ellis, the ship's boatswain.
Despite the challenges, the crew of Anchorage completed the certifications before setting course for Pearl Harbor.
"I am proud to say that we have met every certification on our first try," said Cmdr. Joel Stewart, commanding officer of Anchorage. "It is this crew that does it. They go out there and they make it happen every time."140328-N-ZZ997-064 PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 28, 2014) A Sailor and Marine man the rails as San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) pulls in to Pearl Harbor. Since arriving off of Hawaii's coast, Anchorage has been working with Marines at Kaneohe Bay on joint Navy-Marine amphibious training. (U.S. Navy photo by Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Daniel DeMotts/Released)
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USS Anchorage (LPD 23), arriving. — with Aloha. — at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam...
PEARL HARBOR (March 28, 2014) San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) enters Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam as Sailors and embarked Marines of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force man the rails. Anchorage, homeported in San Diego, is the seventh San Antonio-class LPD, the second ship to be named for the city and the first U.S. Navy ship to be commissioned in Alaska. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker)
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USS Anchorage has arrived in Pearl Harbor! Aloha...
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Ospreys headed to Kaneohe for training...
140320-N-KL846-342 PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 20, 2014) An MV-22 Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 approaches for a landing aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Anchorage is currently off the coast of Southern California undergoing amphibious warfare certifications in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. 3rd Fleet leads naval forces in the Eastern Pacific from the West Coast of North America to the international dateline and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary for an effective global Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Lindahl/Released)
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140319-N-KL846-331 PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 19, 2014) Amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs), attached to the 3rd AAV Battalion at Camp Pendleton, Calif., disembark from the well deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Anchorage is currently off the coast of Southern California undergoing amphibious warfare certifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Lindahl/Released)
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USS Anchorage pulls out of San Diego to get Surface Warfare qualifications! HOOYAH!
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 18, 2014) A lighter amphibious re-supply cargo (LARC) vehicle, attached to Naval Beach Group 1, approaches the well deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Anchorage is currently off the coast of Southern California undergoing amphibious warfare certifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Lindahl/Released)
140319-N-KL846-874 PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 20, 2014) An MV-22 Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 approaches the flight deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Anchorage is currently off the coast of Southern California undergoing amphibious warfare certifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Lindahl/Released) USS Anchorage
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Masters of the Flight Deck...The Air Department!
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131209-N-JU810-010 | SAN DIEGO (Dec. 9, 2013) Cmdr. Joel Stewart, commanding officer of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23), helps cut the ribbon celebrating the opening of the ship's self-service laundry center. The laundry facility installation took four months to complete and will enable the crew to wash personal laundry items in port and at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Aramis X. Ramirez/Released)
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