Blue Ridge class - LCC - Command ship IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: NQHS Shipyard: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Events ---Filter---OrderedLaid downLaunchedCommissionedPort VisitDeploymentAircraft History of USS Blue Ridge LCC-19 1964-decOrderedOrdered 1967-feb-27Laid downLaid down 1969-jan-04LaunchedLaunched 1970-nov-14CommissionedCommissioned 1986-oct-04DeploymentDeployment Fleet Review: 75th anniversary of RAN Present at 75th anniversary of the RAN Fleet Review 1990-sep-01DeploymentDeployment Operation Desert Shield/Storm from Sep90 to Mar91 2000-marAircraftAircraft Persian Gulf Southern Watch Persian Gulf for Operation Southern Watch with Sea King 152704 2011-marDeploymentDeployment Earthquake/Tsunami Relief Operation Tomodachi - Tohoku Earthquake Relief Contributed to Earthquake and Tsunami relief operations off Japanese east coast. 2013-jul-15DeploymentDeployment Coral Sea Talisman Saber 2013 15jul13 embarked HSC-12 H-60 168534 2014-mar-12Port VisitPort Visit Victoria Harbour visit Hong Kong 2015-jul-07DeploymentDeployment Talisman Sabre 2015 participated in Exercise Talisman Sabre 15. 2019-febAircraftAircraft East China Sea East China Sea with Coast Guard MH-65 6540 2020-jan-25AircraftAircraft Philippine Sea accident MH-60S Seahawk 167832 accident 180km E off Okinawa, Japan 2021-mar-23NEWSPhilippine Sea Seahawk Recovered from Record Depth Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications Blue Ridge class 1Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm Aircraft Typical Max Landing platform only. No hangar US Navy Sikorsky S-70 H-60 12 Builder Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, League Island