SHIP'S FACTS and CHARACTERISTICS
The Ship
LPD 20 GREEN BAY is the fourth of the SAN ANTONIO Class of amphibious transport dock ships.
Namesake
The city of approximately 100,000 residents was founded in 1634 by French explorer, Jean Nicolet. The oldest community in Wisconsin , Green Bay is well known for its commitment to team efforts, and particularly for its support of its football teams. As Packers' Coach Vince Lombardi put it, "The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual."
The first US Navy ship to bear the name was USS GREEN BAY (PG-101), built by Peterson Builders Inc, of Sturgeon Bay , Wisconsin , and commissioned 5 December 1969 at Boston MA . Green Bay was home ported in Little Creek, VA supporting the Atlantic Fleet before being commissioned in 1977.
The ship was transferred to Greece in 1989 and renamed Hellenic Ship Tolmi (P-230).
The Name
When then Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig announced the name of LPD 20, he noted, "Green Bay may be modest in size, but it is enormous in spirit. The city is well known for its commitment to team efforts and the LPD 20 will be home to another team - the Navy-Marine Corps team- that is no stranger to the hard work and sacrifice necessary to be the best in the world." This will be the second ship named Green Bay . The first, a patrol gunboat, was in service during the 1970s.
Mission
The USS GREEN BAY will be used to transport and land Marines, their equipment and supplies, by embarked air cushion or conventional landing craft or Expeditionary Fighting Vehicles, augmented by helicopters or vertical take off and landing aircraft. USS GREEN BAY will support amphibious assault, special operations, or expeditionary warfare missions throughout the first half of the 21st Century.
Dates
LPD 20 keel laying occurred in August 2003. The ship was delivered to the Navy on 29 Aug 2008. The USS GREEN BAY was commissioned on 24 Jan 2009.
Ship Characteristics:
Length 684 feet (208.5 meters)
Beam 105 feet (31.9 meters)
Displacement Approximately 24,900 tons full load
Speed In excess of 22 knots (24.2 mph)
Aircraft Four CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters or two MV-22 tilt rotor aircraft may be launched or recovered simultaneously. The ship’s hangar can store 1-2 aircraft.
Armament Two 30 mm Close-in-Guns, for surface threat defense; two Rolling Airframe Missile launchers for air defense
Landing Craft Two LCACs (air cushion) or one LCU (conventional)
EFVs 14 Marine Corps Expeditionary Fighting Vehicles
Power plant Four Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, two shafts, 40,000 Hp
Crew 360 (28 officers, 332 enlisted), three Marines
Troops 699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); surge to 800 total.
LPD 17 Class San Antonio (LPD 17), New Orleans (LPD 18), Mesa Verde (LPD 19), Green Bay (LPD 20), New York (LPD 21), San Diego (LPD 22), Anchorage (LPD 23), Arlington (LPD 24), and Somerset (LPD 25)
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