USS Mesa Verde information

	USS Mesa Verde in December 2007
History
United States
Name	Mesa Verde
Namesake	Mesa Verde
Awarded	February 29, 2000
Builder	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
Laid down	February 25, 2003
Launched	November 19, 2004
Christened	January 15, 2005
Commissioned	December 15, 2007
Homeport	Norfolk
Identification	MMSI number: 369970397; Callsign: NMVD; ; Pennant number: LPD-19;
Motto	Courage Teamwork Tradition
Status	in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock
Displacement	24,433 tons (full)
Length	208.4 meters (684 ft) overall,; 201.4 meters (661 ft) waterline;
Beam	32 meters (105 ft) extreme,; 29.5 meters (97 ft) waterline;
Draft	7 meters (23 ft)
Propulsion	Four Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, two shafts,; 40,000 hp (30 MW);
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	Two LCACs (air cushion) or one LCU (conventional)
Capacity	699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); surge to 800 total.
Complement	28 officers, 83 enlisted (including 550 marines)
Armament	1 × 16 cell MK 41 VLS (capable, but not currently installed); 2 × RIM-116 RAM launchers for air defense;; 2 × 30 mm Bushmaster II cannons, for surface threat defense;; 2 × 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns for close protection;
Aircraft carried	Four CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters or two MV-22 tilt rotor aircraft may be launched or recovered simultaneously.

USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19) is the third San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock of the United States Navy. She is the first U.S. Navy warship to be named after the Mesa Verde National Park in the U.S. state of Colorado.

^ "Norfolk-based USS Mesa Verde heads to Persian Gulf with 550 Marines aboard". June 16, 2014.

[1] "Norfolk-based USS Mesa Verde heads to Persian Gulf with 550 Marines aboard". June 16, 2014.

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History
USS Mesa Verde in December 2007
United States
Name	Mesa Verde
Namesake	Mesa Verde
Awarded	February 29, 2000
Builder	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
Laid down	February 25, 2003
Launched	November 19, 2004
Christened	January 15, 2005
Commissioned	December 15, 2007
Homeport	Norfolk
Identification	MMSI number: 369970397 Callsign: NMVD Pennant number: LPD-19
Motto	Courage Teamwork Tradition
Status	in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock
Displacement	24,433 tons (full)
Length	208.4 meters (684 ft) overall, 201.4 meters (661 ft) waterline
Beam	32 meters (105 ft) extreme, 29.5 meters (97 ft) waterline
Draft	7 meters (23 ft)
Propulsion	Four Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, two shafts, 40,000 hp (30 MW)
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	Two LCACs (air cushion) or one LCU (conventional)
Capacity	699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); surge to 800 total.
Complement	28 officers, 83 enlisted (including 550 marines)^[1]
Armament	1 × 16 cell MK 41 VLS (capable, but not currently installed) 2 × RIM-116 RAM launchers for air defense; 2 × 30 mm Bushmaster II cannons, for surface threat defense; 2 × 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns for close protection
Aircraft carried	Four CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters or two MV-22 tilt rotor aircraft may be launched or recovered simultaneously.