USS NEW ORLEANS is the second SAN ANTONIO - class amphibious transport dock and the fifth ship in the Navy to be named after the largest city in the state of Louisiana.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: December 18, 1998 |
| Keel laid: October 14, 2002 |
| Launched: December 11, 2004 |
| Commissioned: March 10, 2007 |
| Builder: Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Avondale, New Orleans, La. |
| Propulsion system: four sequentially turbocharged marine Colt-Pielstick Diesels |
| Propellers: two |
| Length: 684 feet (208.5 meters) |
| Beam: 105 feet (31.9 meters) |
| Draft: 23 feet (7 meters) |
| Displacement: approx. 24,900 tons |
| Speed: 22 knots |
| Well deck capacity: two LCAC or one LCU and 14 Expeditionary Fighting Vehicles |
| Aircraft: landing platform for all helicopters and the MV-22 Osprey; maintenance facilities for one CH-53E or two CH-46s or one MV-22 or three UH/AH-1s |
| Crew: Ship: 28 officers, 332 enlisted |
| Crew: Marine Detachment: 66 officers, 633 enlisted (can be expanded to 800) |
| Homeport: San Diego, Calif. |
| Armament: two Bushmaster II 30 mm Close in Guns; two Rolling Airframe Missile launchers |
The photos below were taken by me and show the NEW ORLEANS at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on March 10, 2008.
General Characteristics 
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