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USS Anchorage (LPD 23)

USS ANCHORAGE is the seventh SAN ANTONIO - class amphibious transport dock and the second ship in the Navy to bear the name.

General Characteristics:	Awarded: June 1, 2006
	Keel laid: September 24, 2007
	Launched: February 12, 2011
	Commissioned: May 4, 2013
	Builder: Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Avondale, New Orleans, La.
	Propulsion system: four sequentially turbocharged marine Colt-Pielstick Diesels
	Propellers: two
	Length: 684 feet (208.5 meters)
	Beam: 105 feet (31.9 meters)
	Draft: 23 feet (7 meters)
	Displacement: approx. 24,900 tons
	Speed: 22 knots
	Well deck capacity: two LCAC or one LCU and 14 Expeditionary Fighting Vehicles
	Aircraft: landing platform for all helicopters and the MV-22 Osprey; maintenance facilities for one CH-53E or two CH-46s or one MV-22 or three UH/AH-1s
	Crew: Ship: 28 officers, 332 enlisted
	Crew: Marine Detachment: 66 officers, 633 enlisted (can be expanded to 800)
	Homeport: San Diego, Calif.
	Armament: two Bushmaster II 30 mm Close in Guns; two Rolling Airframe Missile launchers

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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS ANCHORAGE. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.

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USS ANCHORAGE Image Gallery:

The photo below was taken by Lydia Perz and shows the ANCHORAGE at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on May 3, 2014.

The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the ANCHORAGE at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on December 27, 2014.

The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the ANCHORAGE undergoing a Selected Restricted Availability (SRA) at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Continental Maritime of San Diego shipyard on April 18, 2016.

The photo below was taken by Sebastian Thoma and shows the ANCHORAGE at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on December 20, 2016.

The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the ANCHORAGE at San Diego's Broadway Pier for Fleet Week San Diego on October 11, 2017.

The photo below was taken by Sebastian Thoma and shows the ANCHORAGE at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on November 10, 2017.

The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the ANCHORAGE at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on March 2, 2019 - one day after returning home from an almost 8-month deployment to the western Pacific and Middle East. Note the homecoming lei on the bow.

The photos below were taken by Sebastian Thoma and show the ANCHORAGE at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on November 28 and November 29 (aerial photo), 2021.

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