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USS NEW YORK (LPD 21)

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USS NEW YORK (LPD 21)

Built with 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center! It is the fifth amphibious transport dock of the San Antonio class. George Pataki spoke in 2002.

USS New York (LPD 21)
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Mission: USS NEW YORK (LPD-21) was constructed at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems’ shipyard in Avondale, LA. The ship is used to transport and land Marines, their equipment, and supplies via embarked air cushion or conventional landing craft, amphibious assault vehicles, augmented by helicopters or vertical take off and landing aircraft. USS NEW YORK stands ready to

support amphibious assaults, special operations, expeditionary warfare missions, and humanitarian relief efforts. Name: The ship was named New York after the state and incorporates in its construction steel salvaged from the World Trade Centers. "We're very proud that the twisted steel from the WTC towers will soon be used to forge an even stronger national defense," New York Gov. "The USS New York will soon be defending freedom and combating terrorism around the globe, while also ensuring that the world never forgets the evil attacks of Sept. 11 and the courage and strength New Yorkers showed.” This will be the seventh U.S. ship named New York. Special features of USS NEW YORK (LPD 21):

•Bow stem includes seven and a half tons of steel recovered from the World Trade Center's twin towers

•Construction with World Trade Center steel was encouraged by Governor George Pataki of New York and Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City

•Name given by then Secretary of the Navy Gordon England

•Keel was laid on August 2004

•1,200 Louisiana workers stayed to keep building the ship after Hurricane Katrina hit the shipyard in August 2005

•Ship was christened at Northrop Grumman's Avondale shipyard on March 1, 2008

•Motto: "Strength forged through sacrifice. Never forget." Ship Characteristics:

Length: 684 feet (208.5 meters)

Beam: 105 feet (31.9 meters)

Displacement: Approximately 24,900 tons full load

Speed: In excess of 22 knots (24.2 mph)

Aircraft: Four CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters or two MV-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft may be launched or recovered simultaneously. The ship’s hangar can store 1-2 aircraft. Armament: Two 30 mm Close-in-guns, for surface threat defense; two Rolling Airframe Missile launchers for air defense Landing Craft: Two LCACs (air cushion) or one LCU (conventional)

Power plant: Four Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, two shafts, 40,000 Hp

Crew: ~440 Sailors (45 officers, 395 enlisted), 3 Marines
Troops 699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); capacity to surge to 800 total. Dates: New York’s keel was laid on 10 September 2004 and the ship was commissioned USS NEW YORK (LPD-21) in New York City on November 7, 2009. Mrs Dotty England, wife of Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England, is the sponsor. About the USS NEW YORK (LPD 21) Ship's Crest

•Seven rays of sunlight signify both the crown atop the Statue of Liberty and the seven seas

•Central focus placed on the Twin Towers and the bow of the ship, forged from the towers' steel

•Breastplate of the phoenix bears the colors of first responders from the New York Police Department, New York Fire Department, and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

•Blood drops represent the fallen

•Three stars for those earned by the battleship USS NEW YORK (BB34) in World War II at Iwo Jima, Okinawa and North Africa

All inquiries related to incoming Sailors or sponsorship, please email [email protected].

Operating as usual

12/02/2022

Farewell HM1 Furey, HM2 Sosongco, and ET2 Victorio! You all will be so missed! We appreciate your mentorship and guidance throughout the years. Your absence will be sorely noticed.

11/25/2022

Here's some photos from our Department Wars. Thanks to everyone that participated and came out to support!!!

11/24/2022

Member of First Marine Air Wing wait in line for Thanksgiving Day Dinner. Nov. 24, 1943.

#happythanksgivng

11/24/2022

Happy Thanksgiving to all, especially those on duty keeping the ship safe. 🦃

Who’s your Sailor you’d like to tell Happy Thanksgiving to?

11/19/2022

USS NEW YORK hosted Wavy 10 today. Mr. Brett Hall (Wavy 10 reporter) got to receive some insight on the capabilities and memorabilia that USS New York has to offer. Here’s a behind the scenes look!

11/15/2022

This morning Rear Admiral Kennedy Visited USS NEW YORK and spoke to the Wardroom and Chiefs Mess about manning in the Navy.

11/09/2022

Congratulations to GM2 Morford and GM2 Hunt on their reenlistment!!

11/07/2022

Photos from Old Salt Coffee Company's post

11/05/2022

Here are some shots around the ship to remind us why we will Never Forget!!

11/03/2022

Congratulations to all the awardees today!! BZ Shipmates!!

11/01/2022

Happy Halloween, everyone!
Check out some of the door decorations done by our Sailors, and don’t forget to check the video in the first comment!

10/31/2022

Grand opening of the USS New York Barber Shop!
These Retail Specialists give our Sailors free haircuts. They are so excited! I mean, look how amazing this looks! 💈✂️
Great job, Supply Department!

10/29/2022

The SCPOA’s Adopt A Spot was a success… the Commanding Officer and his family volunteered their time to help us “Keep Norfolk Beautiful!”

Don’t let the kids’ empty hands fool you… they did most of the work!!!

10/28/2022

Our Medical Department had a successful week! 🩺
They conducted drills, one of which was a mass casualty drill. Onboard the ship, there are several personnel who are NOT medical personnel, but have stepped up to the plate and volunteered theirselves to be stretcher bearers. These stretcher bearers go through vigorous training on how to save a life, provide medical care, and how to carry a stretcher through a medical emergency. There are a lot of steps they have to go through in order to even be qualified! Yet, they did it! They played a huge role in the Medical Department getting a great score for their drill! Thank you Stretcher Bearers, Medical Department, Deck Department representatives, Engineering Department Representative, and Combat Systems Department Representatives!

10/27/2022

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The Second Class Petty Officer Association invites you and family members to participate in keeping our streets clean in support of Adopt A Spot!

What: clean up 1 street
When: 10/29/22 1000-1100
Where: Navy Exchange Mini Mart Gas Station
1565 Mall Drive, Norfolk VA 23511
Why: “Keeping Norfolk Beautiful!”

Helpers will receive a letter of appreciation ❤️

What to bring? Your helping hands!

*please sign up using the link below *

10/23/2022

The newest faces of the Chiefs Mess.
All 4 of you deserved it so much. Our Sailors are so proud to call each one of you “Chief”.

10/22/2022

What a view captured by HM1 Dioso!

10/21/2022

Check out our Damage Control Olympics!

10/14/2022

Exercising our skills this week!

10/13/2022

Navy Birthday

Happy 247th Birthday US Navy! 🎉🎂🥳🎈🎊

In an effort to curb British Sea Control, the Continental Congress established the Continental Navy, which later, on October 13, 1775, became the United States Navy. When the infant Navy was first formed, it consisted of just two armed vessels – tasked with disrupting munition ships supplying the ...

10/12/2022

Photos from Naval Station Norfolk's post

10/09/2022

Can you believe how amazing these look?! Our cooks and food service assistants always take the time to create these for the crew and display during meal times!

10/08/2022

Change Of Command Ceremony pictures.. once again, CAPT Gonzalez, you touched many lives and will always be remembered. The time you took to personally come around to the shops and fist bump us and ask us how we’re doing meant more to us than you realized. Your next crew is so lucky!

10/08/2022

Congratulations to prior RSC Gonowrie… now ENS Gonowrie! Your friendly glow brightens everyone’s day, it never fails! You have always treated others with respect and deserve this so much!

10/07/2022

One last farewell to CAPT Gonzalez.. you will be missed SO much!

10/07/2022

CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY! Starting at 1030

It is with great sadness we lose Capt. Gonzalez as our commanding officer. He was an amazing mentor and friend to all. His next command are definitely lucky individuals.

However, we welcome Capt. Oakes! We look forward to getting to know you and we happily welcome you!

10/06/2022

See you later HM2 Cano!
HM2 Cano’s sarcasm will be most remembered. He was a friend to all and will be missed dearly
He is headed to Japan 🇯🇵 Best of luck to you Devil Doc! 💉

10/06/2022

You can’t pick just 1 to upload… our ship is full of personality and every picture shows it! Check out these command photos we took today!

10/06/2022

Congratulations to all who received an award today.
All of you have worked your tails off. You stayed well past working hours, sacrificing time with family to get our ship operational. We are so grateful for you!

10/06/2022

We said Goodbye to LT Meng who is on his way to… Hawaii!! Have the best time! 🌺

10/05/2022

Farewell and following seas LT Meng

10/05/2022

Haze gray and…..
The crew has a successful underway with tons of fun activities. Please click through and read!

Highlights:

CSADD Floats on the Boat for E-4 and below… total success!!! 🍨
MWR Ice Cream Social/Game Night for all hands! 🍦

Second Class Petty Officer Association hosting 2 PQS training events qualifying over 20 personnel in basic damage control, quarterdeck watches, and more!

A special thank you to:
⭐️ DCC(sel) Campbell. Even during Chief season, he still makes time to train Junior Sailors on Damage control. We greatly appreciate your time, we know it was scarce!
⭐️HM3 Laser is a Virginia Beach EMT and provided quality medical and stretcher bearers training to personnel wishing to be medically qualified!
⭐️CAPT Gonzalez and CMDCM Thomason for serving the crew icecream in support of our MWR Committee!!

You all are definition of “Leading From The Front”

09/28/2022

A little late, but IT2 Bodin’s reenlistment that happened on 30AUG2022! Thank you for providing the photographs! His family has 4 generations of military service. His grandmother, Freda, not only was active duty, but is a 40 year DOD retiree! Thank you all for your service!

09/25/2022

Some of the The Second Class Petty Officer Association members and their volunteers (including the mini one) donated their time on Saturday to clean up a road via Adopt A Road program! Thank you for keeping our roads clean!

09/25/2022

Our ship had the honor of meeting the Royal Navy and doing ship tours of both of our ships!
It was interesting to hear the difference in cultures and military life! We’re so grateful to have been able to spend time with them. Safe travels to you from the USS New York!

09/24/2022

Our Engineering Department! ⚙️

The ones who make it happen!

09/16/2022

A huge shout out to the Engineering Department.
They have worked countless, long, and tiring hours to help get the ship back operational. The past couple months for them have been difficult, but this week has been exceptionally exhausting! Their hard work has earned us an amazing score on a very important evolution.

Your work is not unnoticed. Your hard work has paid off, and the ship could not function without you. All of you are important.

09/16/2022

Congratulations to AM3 Hilario on his reenlistment, and advancement!
He was previously undesignated, and finally struck a rate! AM3 Hilario is a model leader, highly motivated, and a friend to all. He is the most qualified junior Sailor in the ship! He leaves in December, and will be greatly missed!

09/13/2022

A farewell to DC2 Haugk. He is on his way to be a recruiter. Thank you for your undying motivation to teach junior Sailors, and your example by leading from the front. Good luck!

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One last farewell to CAPT Gonzalez.. you will be missed SO much!

CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY! Starting at 1030 It is with great sadness we lose Capt. Gonzalez as our commanding officer. He was an amazing mentor and friend to all. His next command are definitely lucky individuals. However, we welcome Capt. Oakes! We look forward to getting to know you and we happily welcome you!

See you later HM2 Cano! HM2 Cano’s sarcasm will be most remembered. He was a friend to all and will be missed dearly He is headed to Japan 🇯🇵 Best of luck to you Devil Doc! 💉

Farewell and following seas LT Meng

On 08SEP22 the crew of USS NEW YORK (LPD 21) gathered in the hangar bay to remember the events of 9/11.

USS NEW YORK (LPD 21) 9/11 Remembrance 2022

21 years ago terrorists attacked America. Onboard USS NEW YORK (LPD 21) we will never forget.

Stay tuned for our post tonight.. in the meantime, I encourage you to listen to this announcement by ITC Dunn. It is a timeline with specific times and bells for the duration of the entire day of September 11th. We will never forget. 🇺🇸

Goodbye IT2 Rogers and CTT2 Ottaviano!!!

CS2 Joseph departing! We will miss your delicious food and desserts. CS2 was known for her famous birthday cakes. Her warm personality will never be forgotten. Much love and luck to you, CS2!

Farewell BM1 Dumas!!! You will be sorely missed. You have forever left an imprint on the Deck Department, and your absence will be noticed daily. He was a mentor to hundreds. Please keep in touch!

Farewell HMC Williams he came to the ship as HM1, and has since picked up Chief. Therefore, the USS Kearsarge is being blessed with his presence. His motivation, friendliness, and selflessness will never be forgotten. He is a mentor to all and has left an imprint on hundreds of Sailors.

Farewell LT CDR Sinoc!!! You have become a mentor to many, and your absence will be noticed!! We will miss you. Thank you so much for your time!!

Fair winds and following seas, BM2 Burns!

Fair winds and following seas, DCCS Olah!

Go Navy! Beat Army! Never Forget.

As Navy Football preps to dominate the Army-Navy Game this weekend, here are a few words from your USS New York Crew: #GoNavy #BeatArmy #GoNavyBeatArmy #neverforget