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US Navy - Amphibious Transport Dock
LPD 23 - USS Anchorage
 
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Type, class: Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD); San Antonio class
 

Builder:
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Avondale Division, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
(now a part of Huntington Ingalls Industries)

  
STATUS:
Awarded: June 1, 2006
Laid down: September 24, 2007
Launched: February 12, 2011
Christened: May 14, 2011

Commissioned: May 4, 2013
IN SERVICE
 

Homeport: Naval Base San Diego, California
 Namesake: City of Anchorage, Alaska
Ships Motto: NIL FATO RELINQUEMUS (we leave nothing to chance)
Technical Data: see: INFO > San Antonio class Amphibious Transport Dock - LPD
 
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Pacific Ocean - February 2019

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Arabian Sea - January 2019

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Arabian Sea - January 2019

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Indian Ocean - December 2018

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Indian Ocean - December 2018

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Indian Ocean - December 2018

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Indian Ocean - December 2018

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Naval Station Rota, Spain - November 2018

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Mediterranean Sea - October 2018

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off California - May 2018

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Pacific Ocean - May 2018

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well deck operations - Pacific Ocean - March 2018

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Navy Sailors along with NASA and Naval Sea Systems Command employees prepare to deploy the Orion test article on board USS Anchorage (LPD 23).
Anchorage is underway to support NASA's Orion spacecraft Underway Recovery Test 6 (URT-6) - Pacific Ocean - January 2018

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NASA's Orion spacecraft Underway Recovery Test 6 (URT-6) - Pacific Ocean - January 2018

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NASA's Orion spacecraft Underway Recovery Test 6 (URT-6) - Pacific Ocean - January 2018

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NASA's Orion spacecraft Underway Recovery Test 6 (URT-6) - Pacific Ocean - January 2018

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Pacific Ocean - January 2018

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San Diego, California - January 2018

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San Diego, California - January 2018

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San Diego, California - January 2018

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during exercise Dawn Blitz 2017 - Pacific Ocean - October 2017

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an USMC High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is fired from the flight deck of USS Anchorage during exercise Dawn Blitz 2017 - October 2017

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an USMC High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is fired from the flight deck of USS Anchorage during exercise Dawn Blitz 2017 - October 2017

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San Diego, California - October 2017

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Los Angeles, California - August 2017

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Los Angeles, California - August 2017

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Pacific Ocean - August 2017

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Landing Craft Utility LCU-1630 departs the well deck - Pacific Ocean - July 2017

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during exercise Talisman Saber - Pacific Ocean - July 2017

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during exercise Talisman Saber - Pacific Ocean - July 2017

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during exercise Talisman Saber - Pacific Ocean - July 2017

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Pacific Ocean - November 2015

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Pacific Ocean - November 2015

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Gulf of Aden - August 2015

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Pacific Ocean - February 2015

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Pacific Ocean - December 2014

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Pacific Ocean - December 2014

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NASA's Orion spacecraft first exploration flight test (EFT-1) - Pacific Ocean - December 2014

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NASA's Orion spacecraft first exploration flight test (EFT-1) - Pacific Ocean - December 2014

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NASA's Orion spacecraft first exploration flight test (EFT-1) - Pacific Ocean - December 2014

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NASA's Orion spacecraft first exploration flight test (EFT-1) - Pacific Ocean - December 2014

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NASA's Orion spacecraft first exploration flight test (EFT-1) - Pacific Ocean - December 2014

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Pacific Ocean - December 2014

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Pacific Ocean - December 2014

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Pacific Ocean - September 2014

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NASA's Orion spacecraft Underway Recovery Test 4 (URT-4) - Pacific Ocean - September 2014

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NASA's Orion spacecraft Underway Recovery Test 4 (URT-4) - Pacific Ocean - September 2014

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Pacific Ocean - September 2014

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NASA's Orion spacecraft Underway Recovery Test - Pacific Ocean - August 2014

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NASA's Orion spacecraft Underway Recovery Test - Pacific Ocean - August 2014

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NASA's Orion spacecraft Underway Recovery Test - Pacific Ocean - August 2014

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NASA's Orion spacecraft Underway Recovery Test - Pacific Ocean - August 2014

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NASA's Orion spacecraft Underway Recovery Test - Pacific Ocean - August 2014

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Pacific Ocean - August 2014

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Pacific Ocean - August 2014

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Pacific Ocean - August 2014

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during exercise RIMPAC 14 - Pacific Ocean - July 2014

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during exercise RIMPAC 14 - Pacific Ocean - July 2014

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during exercise RIMPAC 14 - Pacific Ocean - July 2014

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during exercise RIMPAC 14 - Pacific Ocean - July 2014

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during exercise RIMPAC 14 - Pacific Ocean - July 2014

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off Hawaii - April 2014

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flight deck operations off Hawaii - April 2014

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Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - April 2014

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Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - March 2014

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Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - March 2014

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Anchorage, Alaska - May 6, 2013

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Anchorage, Alaska - May 6, 2013

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commissioning ceremony - Anchorage, Alaska - May 4, 2013

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commissioning ceremony - Anchorage, Alaska - May 4, 2013

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commissioning preparations - Anchorage, Alaska - May 3, 2013

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PCU Anchorage on the way to her commissioning - April 2013

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pre-commissioning unit (PCU) Anchorage - San Diego, California - November 2012

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pre-commissioning unit (PCU) Anchorage - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - November 2012

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sea trials - Gulf of Mexico - May 2012

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Ingalls Shipbuilding, Avondale, Louisiana - January 2011

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Ingalls Shipbuilding, Avondale, Louisiana - January 2011

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Ingalls Shipbuilding, Avondale, Louisiana - January 2011

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while under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Avondale, Louisiana

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while under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Avondale, Louisiana

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while under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Avondale, Louisiana

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while under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Avondale, Louisiana
   
 
USS Anchorage (LPD 23):
 

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Anchorage (officially called the Municipality of Anchorage)

... is a unified home rule municipality in the U.S. state of Alaska. With an estimated 298192 residents in 2016, it is Alaska's most populous city and contains more than 40 percent of the state's total population; among the 50 states, only New York has a higher percentage of residents who live in its most populous city. All together, the Anchorage metropolitan area, which combines Anchorage with the neighboring Matanuska-Susitna Borough, had a population of 401,635 in 2016, which accounts for more than half of the state's population. At 1,706 square miles of land area, the city is the fourth largest city by land in the United States and larger than the smallest state, Rhode Island, at 1212 square miles.

Anchorage is in the south-central portion of Alaska, at the terminus of the Cook Inlet, on a peninsula formed by the Knik Arm to the north and the Turnagain Arm to the south. The city limits span 1,961.1 square miles (5,079.2 km2) which encompass the urban core, a joint military base, several outlying communities and almost all of Chugach State Park.

Due to its location, almost equidistant from New York City, Frankfurt, and Tokyo, Anchorage lies within 9 1/2 hours by air of nearly 90% of the industrialized world. For this reason, the Anchorage International Airport is a common refueling stop for many international cargo flights and home to a major FedEx hub, which the company calls a "critical part" of its global network of services.

source: wikipedia
 
 
 
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