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| Keywords: US Navy 070310-N-9909C-002 Retired Senior Chief Fire Control Technician Hank Wristen, passes the ship's long glass to Chief Warrant Officer Robert McLaughlin.jpg en NEW ORLEANS March 10 2007 Retired Senior Chief Fire Control Technician Hank Wristen a prior crew member aboard the WW II heavy cruiser USS New Orleans CA 32 and the second ship to bear the name passes the ship's long glass to Chief Warrant Officer Robert McLaughlin McLaughlin became the first Officer of the Deck aboard the Navy's newest commissioned warship the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans LPD 18 on March 10 2007 New Orleans is the second of the San Antonio class ship and the fourth ship to bear the name New Orleans As a critical element in future expeditionary strike groups the ship will support the Marine Corps mobility triad which consists of the LCAC landing craft air cushion the expeditionary fighting vehicle and the Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft MV-22 The ship also provides improved warfighting capabilities including an advanced command-and-control suite increased lift-capacity in vehicle and cargo-carrying capability and advanced ship-survivability features The ship holds the distinction of being the only ship in recent naval history built and commissioned in its namesake city USS New Orleans will be homeported in San Diego Calif U S Navy photo by Cmdr Jane Campbell RELEASED 2007-03-10 070310-N-9909C-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 43809 U S Navy photo by Cmdr Jane Campbell PD-USGov-Military-Navy Fire Control Technician Commissioning of USS New Orleans LPD-18 Monoculars | ||||
