USSSan Diego(LPD-22)
 USSSan Diegoon 6 April 2012
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | San Diego |
| Namesake | San Diego |
| Awarded | 1 June 2006[1] |
| Builder | NGSSIngalls |
| Laid down | 23 May 2007[1] |
| Launched | 7 May 2010[1] |
| Christened | 12 June 2010 |
| Commissioned | 19 May 2012[1] |
| Homeport | San Diego[1] |
| Identification |
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| Motto |
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| Status | in active service |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | San Antonio-classamphibious transport dock |
| Displacement | 25,000 tonsfull |
| Length |
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| Beam |
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| Draft | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Propulsion | FourColt-Pielstickdiesel engines, two shafts, 40,000 hp (30 MW) |
| Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | |
| Capacity | 699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); surge to 800 total. |
| Complement | 28 officers, 333 enlisted |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | FourCH-46 Sea Knighthelicopters or twoMV-22tilt rotor aircraft may be launched or recovered simultaneously. |
USSSan Diego(LPD-22),aSan Antonio-classamphibious transport dock,is the fourth ship of theUnited States Navyto be named forSan Diego,California.
Construction[edit]
Ship's name[edit]
Secretary of the NavyGordon R. Englandnamed theSan Diegoon 30 April 2004:
San Diego is home to a large number of thePacific Fleet's ships. For decades our nation's sailors and Marines have begun their service to America atboot campsin San Diego. Thousands of military families and veterans have fallen in love with the area, and are fortunate enough to live and work in San Diego. USSSan Diegowill project American power to the far corners of the earth and support the cause of freedom well into the 21st century.
The city is the home ofNaval Base San Diego,the Navy's largest base in the Pacific, andMarine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego,theUnited States Marine Corps' west coast recruit training center.
San Diego'skeel was laid down on 23 May 2007, atNorthrop Grumman'sIngallsshipyard inPascagoula,Mississippi. She was launched on 7 May 2010,[2]andchristenedon 12 June, sponsored by Linda Winter, wife of formerNavy SecretaryDonald C. Winter.[3][4]
On 1 October 2011, it was announced thatSan Diegohad completed her builders trials, including tests of her defensive, communications, propulsion, and other auxiliary systems, leaving only the repair of issues that arose in the builders trials and thereafter Navy Acceptance Trials before delivery.[5]Her acceptance trials were completed on 17 November,[6]ahead of her delivery to the Navy on 19 December.[7]
Commissioning[edit]
San Diegodeparted Pascagoula on 15 March 2012[8]and arrived atNaval Station Guantanamo Bay,Cuba,on 19 March for a three-day layover on her way to San Diego.[9]San Diegopassed through thePanama Canalon 25 March. She arrived in San Diego on 6 April.San Diegowascommissionedon 19 May 2012, in a ceremony at the Navy Pier (next to theUSSMidwayMuseum) in San Diego.[10]
Operational history[edit]
In late 2014,San Diegooperated with theMakin IslandAmphibious ready groupin theUnited States Fifth Fleetarea.
Incidents[edit]
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On17 July 2020,The San Diego Union-Tribunereported that sailors ofSan Diegohad stated, on condition of anonymity, that at least five sailors from their ship had tested positive forCOVID-19during the preceding few days.[11]The sailors had been interviewed by theUnion-Tribunepresumably regarding a fire aboard nearby amphibious assault shipUSSBonhomme Richard.[11]In response, a Navy spokesperson confirmed that two sailors who were part of the firefighting effort had tested positive for the virus.[a][11]
The two sailors had shown symptoms of the disease.[11]One was part of a crew fighting the fire, and the other had been acting as support.[12]One sailor who fought in the fire stated that the fire had destroyed much ofBonhomme Richard's firefighting gear, so the gear of nearby ships, including that ofSan Diego,was being used, and sailors fighting the fire often swapped gear with each other.[11]In addition, 27 close contacts had been identified and placed in quarantine.[11]
Notes[edit]
- ^The San Diego Union-Tribunereported that the two sailors were fromSan Diego,whileNavy Timesreported that the spokesperson "declined to identify the local commands of the afflicted sailors, citing Defense Department policy for not naming units that suffer COVID-19 outbreaks".[11][12]
References[edit]
- ^abcde"USS San Diego (LPD 22)".Naval Vessel Register.Retrieved25 July2016.
- ^"Future USS San Diego (LPD 22) Launched".Naval Sea Systems Command(NAVSEA) Public Affairs. 18 May 2010.Retrieved2010-06-12.
- ^"Photo Release -- U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Leadership Join Forces to Christen the Northrop Grumman-built San Diego (LPD 22)".Northrop Grumman Corporation.12 June 2010.Retrieved2010-06-12.
- ^ "June 2010".Special Events Blog.Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding(NGSB).Retrieved2010-06-12.
- ^"Amphibious Transport Dock Ship USS San Diego Completes Builder's Sea Trials".Shipbuilding Tribune.4 October 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 31 March 2012.Retrieved5 October2011.
- ^"U.S. Navy Finishes Acceptance Sea Trials for HII's Sixth Amphibious Transport Dock".Shipbuilding Tribune.20 November 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 12 December 2011.Retrieved20 November2011.
- ^"U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of Amphibious Transport Dock Ship San Diego".Shipbuilding Tribune.19 December 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 15 May 2012.Retrieved20 December2011.
- ^"USS San Diego (LPD 22) Departs Ingalls Shipbuilding".Shipbuilding Tribune.16 March 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 17 March 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
- ^"USS San Diego Visits GTMO on Maiden Voyage".US Navy. 20 March 2012.Archivedfrom the original on 5 August 2012.Retrieved23 March2012.
- ^"USS San Diego LPD 22".Retrieved12 May2012.
- ^abcdefg"Sailors test positive for COVID-19 after sharing firefighting gear at San Diego ship fire".18 July 2020.
This article includes information collected from theNaval Vessel Register,which, as a U.S. government publication, is in thepublic domain.The entry can be foundhere.
External links[edit]
- Official pageArchived2019-03-30 at theWayback Machine
- "LPD 22 Commissioning Committee Website".LPD 22 Commissioning Board.
- "USSSan Diego(LPD-22) "(official website).U.S. Navy.Retrieved19 May2012.
- Priolo, Gary P. (11 June 2010)."USSSan Diego(LPD-22) ".Amphibious Photo Archive.NavSource Naval History.Retrieved2010-06-12.
- This article includes information collected from theNaval Vessel Register,which, as a U.S. government publication, is in thepublic domain.The entry can be foundhere.