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LPD 25 -
USS Somerset
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USS Somerset (LPD 25)
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Type,
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Amphibious Transport Dock
(LPD); San Antonio-class; |
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Builder:
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Northrop Grumman Ship Systems,
Avondale Operations, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
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Awarded: December 21, 2007 Laid down:
(December 11, 2009 – scheduled) Launched:
(2010 – scheduled) Commissioned: (2011 – scheduled) LPD
25 is under construction |
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Namesake:
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named
after and in honor of Somerset County, Pennsylvania |
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Technical Data:
(Measures, Propulsion, Armament,
Aviation, etc.)
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see: INFO
>> Amphibious
Transport Dock / San Antonio - class |
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History: |
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USS Somerset (LPD
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LPD 25 honors the courage of the heroic passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 whose actions prevented the terrorist hijackers from reaching their destination only to have their airplane crash near Shanksville in Somerset County, PA on September 11, 2001. Then Secretary of the Navy Gordon England stated, “The courage and heroism of the people aboard the flight will never be forgotten and USS Somerset will leave a legacy that will never be forgotten by those wishing to do harm to this country.” This is the fifth U.S. Navy ship named Somerset. Somerset County is located
in the southwestern portion of Pennsylvania known as the Laurel Highlands.
Most of Somerset County is a high plateau or tableland, located between the
crests of the Allegheny Mountains on the east, and Laurel Hill on the west.
The National Park Service is planning a Flight 93 National Memorial near the
crash site within the county. |
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patches wanted |
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