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USS San Diego is the sixth ship in the San Antonio class of amphibious transport dock ships (LPD). San Diego is the fourth ship named after the Southern California city, but the first homeported there. She is currently the only U.S. Navy ship in the fleet homeported in her namesake city.
170807-N-EO391-003.JPG Photo By: Robert E. Lang

Aug 7, 2017
BAHRAIN - USS San Diego is the sixth ship in the San Antonio class of amphibious transport dock ships (LPD). San Diego is the fourth ship named after the Southern California city, but the first homeported there. She is currently the only U.S. Navy ship in the fleet homeported in her namesake city. San Diego’s keel was laid on May 23, 2007 in Huntington Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. In honor of naval custom, coins and tokens were placed in the keel, in particular 7 pennies and 3 nickels, a total of 22 cents, all with dates significant in the city of San Diego’s history. The ship was completed and delivered to the Navy Dec. 19, 2011 and the first crew, the plankowners, moved aboard Jan. 4, 2012. After months of training and familiarization with the ship’s numerous new systems and equipment, San Diego sailed away Mar. 15, 2012. After passing through the Panama Canal, the ship entered San Diego harbor for the first time Apr. 6, 2012. She was placed into formal service to the fleet at Navy Pier in downtown San Diego May 19, 2012.


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