USS New Orleans (LPH-11) was an Iwo Jima -class amphibious assault ship in the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship to be so named, and is the first named for the Battle of New Orleans, which was the last major battle of the War of 1812.

LPH-11 General Specifications. Class: Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship. Complement: 80 Officers and 638 Enlisted. Displacement: 19431 tons. Length: 598 feet . Beam: 84 feet . Draft: 30feet. Final Disposition: Sunk on 10 July 2010 as a target ship during RIMPAC 2010

USS NEW ORLEANS was the sixth IWO JIMA - class amphibious assault ship (helicopter) and the fourth ship in the Navy to bear the name. Decommissioned on October 1, 1997, and stricken from the Navy list on October 23, 1998, NEW ORLEANS was subsequently laid up at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia, Ca.

USS New Orleans (LPH 11) was laid down on March 1, 1966, at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, PA. She was launched on February 3, 1968, and sponsored by Mrs. Arthur A. De la Houssaye. New Orleans was commissioned on …

USS New Orleans (LPH-11) passing Point Loma Naval Base while outbound to sea from San Diego with Sikorsky CH-53E Sea Stallion and Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters lining the flight deck, 16 June 1988.

Jun 10, 2020 · Largest city of Louisiana, New Orleans was the scene of Andrew Jackson's great victory at the close of the War of 1812, in which small naval forces under Commodore David Patterson played a large...

Christening of USS New Orleans (LPH-11) Rear Admiral Robert H. Speck & Captain Floyd W. Gooch, Jr. Commissioning Cermoney - Page 1 ; Commissioning Ceremony - Page 2 ; USS New Orleans Heritage - Page 1 ; USS New Orleans Heritage - Page 2 ; Captain Glen M. Even, U.S. Navy ; Captain Glen M. Even Biography

USS New Orleans (LPH-11), was an Iwo Jima -class amphibious assault ship commissioned in 1968, decommissioned in 1997, and sunk as a target in 2010. She was a recovery ship for Project Apollo and was used in the filming of the movie Apollo 13.

Welcome to the U.S.S. New Orleans (LPH-11) website. This site is only as good as the Ex sailors and marines contribute. When I started this project I had some extra time on my hands, unfortunately that time has diminished considerably as of late. I will still continue to update and do the best I can to uphold the memory

USS New Orleans (LPH-11) was an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship in the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship to be so named, and is the first named for the Battle of New Orleans, which was the last major battle of the War of 1812.