1987 to present    

LSD-43 USS Fort McHenry

US US Navy





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Call Sign: NHTD
Shipyard: Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company





  Events


History of US USS Fort McHenry LSD-43

1983-jun-10Laid downLaid down
1986-feb-01LaunchedLaunched
1987-aug-08CommissionedCommissioned
1987-aug-09HomeportHomeport Naval Base San Diego
1995-sepHomeportHomeport JP Sasebo Naval Base
2006-aprHomeportHomeport Little Creek naval base
2015-mar-26NEWS Eagle Resolve 2015
2015-jul-20NEWS USS Iwo Jima and 24th MEU Returns After 7 Months
2016-mar-03 Cold Response 2016 To Norway for NATO exercise Cold Response 16. Only US Navy ship participating
2016-mar-04NEWSNOoff Bodø USS Fort McHenry Participates in Cold Response 2016
2018-jul-02NEWS Kearsarge ARG Completes First East Coast SWATT
2019-jun-09DeploymentDeployment BALTOPS 19 hosted a section of Spanish Marines, assigned to the 2nd Batallon de Desembarco, Brigada de Infanteria de Marina (2nd Landing Battalion, Marine Infantry Brigade).
2019-jun-12DeploymentDeployment Assault BALTOPS 19 Beach assault on Estonian coast with US Marines from MEU-22 and a detachment of embarked Spanish Marines, during BALTOPS 19.
2019-jun-13DeploymentDeployment RAS BALTOPS 19 Replenishment At Sea with FGS Berlin, during BALTOPS 19.



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  Specifications


Whidbey Island class
415crew
402troops
15725full load (tn)
186length (m)
25.60beam (m)
6.30draught (m)
8000range (nm)
22max speed (knots)
33000power (shp)

4Naval Engine diesel

2Naval Gun Mark 38 25 mm
2Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm
4Chaff and decoys Mark 36 SRBOC

1Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-49
1Naval Radar surface search radar AN/SPS-67
1Naval Radar surface search and navigation radar AN/SPS-64

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Typical Max
Landing platform only. No hangar
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US USMC B-V 107M H-46 Sea Knight 03





  Builder


US Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, Harbor Island




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