USSGreen Bay(LPD-20)
 USSGreen Bayon 1 December 2008
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Green Bay |
| Namesake | Green Bay |
| Ordered | 30 May 2000 |
| Builder | Northrop Grumman Ship Systems |
| Laid down | 11 August 2003 |
| Christened | 15 July 2006 |
| Launched | 11 August 2006 |
| Acquired | 29 August 2008 |
| Commissioned | 24 January 2009 |
| Homeport | Sasebo |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | San Antonio-classamphibious transport dock |
| Displacement | 25,000 tonsfull |
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| Draft | 7.0 m (23 ft 0 in)) |
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| Speed | 22knots(41 km/h) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | |
| Capacity | 700 (66 officers, 633 enlisted Marines); with a surge to 800 total. |
| Complement | 28 officers, 332 enlisted sailors |
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| Aircraft carried | 4 ×CH-46 Sea Knighthelicopters or 2 ×MV-22 Ospreytilt-rotor aircraft may be launched or recovered simultaneously, with many more than this carried. |
USSGreen Bay(LPD-20)is aSan Antonio-classamphibious transport dock.She is the second ship of theUnited States Navyto be named for the city and bay ofGreen Bay, Wisconsin.
The contract to build her was awarded toNorthrop Grumman Ship SystemsofNew Orleans, Louisiana,on 30 May 2000 and herkeelwaslaid downon 11 August 2003.Green Baywas christened on 15 July 2006 andcommissionedon 24 January 2009. Rose Magnus, the wife of AssistantCommandant of the Marine CorpsGeneralRobert Magnus,served as theship's sponsor.Green Bayis assigned to theU.S. Pacific Fleet,[1]and her home port wasNaval Base San Diego,[2]until 2015 when she was forward deployed toUnited States Fleet Activities Saseboin Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan.[3]
The ship's name has resulted in a close connection to the people ofGreen Bay, Wisconsin,and their professional football team, theGreen Bay Packers.The ship's flight deck is named "Lambeau Field" after the name of thePackers' stadium.Green Bay businesses and residents presented the ship with a truckload of Packerland memorabilia for her 2009 commissioning.[4][5]
AV-8B Harrier testing[edit]
In 2009,Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 31 (VX-31)andGreen Baytested the feasibility of using theSan Antonio-class LPDs forAV-8B Harrier IIsV/STOLattack aircraft in emergency situations. The AV-8Bs were used in numerous tests for theSan Antonio-class's aviation certification, as well testing the effect of exhaust heat on the flight deck.[6]
Service history[edit]
The ship went on her first deployment in February 2011 with the three-shipBoxerAmphibious Ready Group.The group, comprising 4,000 sailors and Marines from the13th Marine Expeditionary Unit,deployed for seven months to the United StatesFifthandSeventh Fleetareas in the Asian region.[7]
In March 2011,Green Baywas scheduled to assisted inOperation Tomodachi,the relief efforts after the massive2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunamistruck Japan.[8]She was instead rerouted intoOperation Enduring Freedomareas and never made it to Japan.[citation needed]
In May 2013,Green Bayreturned from an eight-month deployment to the Middle East and Asia as part of thePeleliuAmphibious Ready Group, along with the15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.[citation needed]
In January 2015,Green Baywas forward deployed to the 7th Fleet replacingUSSDenverin theBonhomme RichardAmphibious Ready Group homeported atUnited States Fleet Activities Sasebo.[3]
On 5 August 2017, a U.S. Marine CorpsMV-22 OspreystruckGreen Bayafter taking off fromUSSBonhomme Richard.The aircraft then crashed inShoalwater Bayon the east coast of Australia. 23 personnel were rescued, with three confirmed dead.[9][10][11][12][13]
In May 2022,Green Baywas a part of theUSSAmericaAmphibious Ready Group in Sasebo.[14]
References[edit]
- ^"Commissioning".City of Green Bay.Retrieved11 December2018.
- ^Liewer, Steve (24 January 2009). "Navy's New Dock Ship To Be Based in San Diego".San Diego Union-Tribune.
- ^abMerriman, Elizabeth (26 January 2015)."USS Green Bay Departs for Forward Deployment to 7th Fleet".US Navy.Retrieved11 December2018.
- ^"USS Green Bay to get Taste of Namesake City".WSAW-TV.9 January 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 2 December 2013.Retrieved17 July2012.
- ^Cradler, Sheila (1 February 2010)."USS Green Bay personalized by symbols of namesake city".Green Bay Press-Gazette.Retrieved17 July2012.
- ^"New ship: Harrier's emergency option?".Archived fromthe originalon 23 November 2013.Retrieved24 November2013.
- ^Fuentes, Gidget (13 July 2011)."Misconduct claims lead to Green Bay XO's firing".Military Times.
- ^Briand, Xavier (12 March 2011)."FACTBOX - U.S. Navy ships prepared for Japan earthquake relief".Reuters.Retrieved17 July2012..
- ^Ironside, Robyn; Gordon, Krystal; Vujkovic, Melanie (7 August 2017)."Osprey mishap: Second marine identified after US military aircraft crash".ABC News.Australia.Retrieved7 August2017.
- ^Schogol, Jeff (5 August 2017)."Three Marines missing after Osprey crashes off Australia".Marine Corps Times.Retrieved7 August2017.
- ^"3 U.S. Marines missing after heli-plane crashes off Australian coast".NBC News.5 August 2017.Retrieved7 August2017.
- ^"MV-22 struck flight deck before fatal crash".Flight Global. 10 August 2017.Retrieved13 August2017.
- ^"Osprey involved in fatal crash off Australia has been recovered".Stars and Stripes. 6 September 2017.
- ^"USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 23, 2022".usni.org. 23 May 2022.Retrieved2 June2022.
This article contains information from theNaval Vessel Registryand various other U.S. Navy Web sites.
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