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USS Pearl Harbor
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USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) is a Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was named for Pearl Harbor, where World War II began for the United States.
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Name | USS Pearl Harbor |
Namesake | Pearl Harbor |
Ordered | 12 October 1993 |
Builder | Avondale Shipyards |
Laid down | 27 January 1995 |
Launched | 24 February 1996 |
Commissioned | 30 May 1998 |
Homeport | Naval Base San Diego |
Motto | Nation's Battle Cry |
Nickname(s) | Black Pearl |
Status | in active service |
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Class and type | Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship |
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Length | 610 ft (190 m) |
Beam | 84 ft (26 m) |
Draft | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
Propulsion | 4 Colt Industries, 16-cylinder diesel engines, 2 shafts, 33,000 shp (25 MW) |
Speed | 20+ knots (37+ km/h) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 LCACs or 1 LCU or four LCM-8 or nine LCM-6 |
Capacity | 15 Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV), 2 M1 Abrams tanks |
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Pearl Harbor was laid down on 27 January 1995, by the Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, La.; launched on 24 February 1996; and commissioned on 30 May 1998.
As of 6 September 2018, Pearl Harbor is homeported to NS San Diego, California, and assigned to Commander Amphibious Squadron 1 (COMPHIBRON 1).