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Contributed by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.

USS Green Bay (LPD-20)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Golf - Romeo - Bravo
NGRB

San Antonio Class Amphibious Transport Dock:

Laid down, 26 August 2003, at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Avondale Operations, New Orleans, LA.

Launched, 11 August 2006, at Northrop Grumman Ship System, Avondale Operations, New Orleans, LA.

Commissioned USS Green Bay (LPD-20), 24 January 2009, at Long Beach, CA. CDR. Joseph R. Olson in command

Specifications:
Displacement 25,000 t.(fl)
Length 684'
Beam 105'
Draft 23 ft.
Speed 22 kts.
Complement 33 Officers, 411 Enlisted
Troop Accommodations 66 Officers, 625 Enlisted
Flag Staff Accommodations 84
Mission Systems

Vehicles/Cargo (Net): Three Vehicle Decks (2323 sq m)

Two Cargo/Ammo Magazines (708 cu m)

Cargo Fuel, JP-5 (1190 cu m) , MOGAS (38 cu m)

Two LCACs
Medical

Two Operating Rooms

24 Person Hospital Ward

100 Casualty Overflow Capacity:
Aviation Facilities

Hangar - "O" Level, Maintenance Facilities for; One CH-53E, or Two CH-46s, or One MV-22, or Three UH/AH-1s

Landing - Two CH-53s, or Four AH/UH-1s, or Four CH-46s, or Two MV-22s, or One AV-8B Harrier:
Main Propulsion

4 - Medium Speed Turbocharged Marine Diesels

2 - Shafts

2 - Single Reversing Reduction Gears

2 - Inboard Rotating (top) Fixed Pitch Propellers
Electric Plant

5 - 2500 KW Ship Service Marine Diesel Generators

5 - Main Ship Service 60 Hz SWBS

3 - Ship Service 400 Hz SWBS

3 - 60 to 400 Hz solid State Frequency changers

Zonal 60 Hz Power distribution system

Advanced Degaussing System
Auxiliaries

7 - 700 KW Non-CFC Air conditioning Plants

5 - 12000 GPD Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plants

10 - 1000 GPM Navy Standard Firepumps

2 - HP Air Compressors

3 - LP Air Compressors

3 - Deballast Air Compressors
Navigation

Digital Flux Gate Magnetic Compass

AN/WSN-7(V)1 Inertial Navigation System

AN/WQN-2 Doppler Sonar Velocity Log System

AN/UQN-4A Sonar Sounding Set, Dead Reckoning System

Navigation Telex System

AN/SSN-6 NAVSSI
Armament

1 - MK 41, 16 Cell VLS, (Space & Weight)

2 - MK 31 Mod 0 RAM Launchers

2 - MK 46 Mod 1 30mm Machine Guns

2 - MK 26 Mod 17 .50 Cal Machine Guns
Command & Control

AN/SPQ-12(V) Radar Display Dist. Distribution System

MK 2 SSDS

AN/USQ-119C(V)27 JMCIS

AN/KSQ-1 Amphibious Assault Direction System

MK 91, 2 Channel MFCS

AN/USG-2 CEC
Radar Systems

AN/SPS-48E

AN/SPQ-9B

AN/SPS-73
EW & Decoy Systems

AN/SLQ-25A NIXIE

AN/SLQ-32Q(V)2

MK 36 SRBOC

MK 53 / NULKA

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
PCU Green Bay (LPD-20)
	80k	*PCU Green Bay* (LPD-20)** ready for launching, 13 November 2004, Grumman Ship Systems, Avondale, LA., US Navy photo.	Clint Ellis GSMC (SW) USN
	1170k	New Orleans, 1 July 2008 -- The Northrop Grumman Corporation-built amphibious transport dock ship *PCU Green Bay* (LPD-20) successfully completed builder's trials last week, a collaborative effort between the company's Shipbuilding sector and the U.S. Navy. Later this month, the US Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey team will conduct acceptance trials aboard LPD-20, which will involve more rounds of extensive testing of the ship's major systems. Green Bay**'s mission is to embark, transport and land elements of a landing force in a variety of expeditionary and special operations missions. Photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman Corporation	Bill Gonyo
	95k	*PCU Green Bay* (LPD-20)** underway during sea trials in 2008-09, probably in the Gulf of Mexico. Northrop Grumman Ships Systems / US Navy photo.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	703k	*PCU Green Bay* (LPD-20) enters Long Beach Harbor to prepare for the ship's 24 January 2009 commissioning. Green Bay** will be homeported in San Diego.. US Navy photo.# 090120-N-8951S-009 SAN DIEGO (Jan. 20, 2009) by Gregg Smith.	Robert M. Cieri
	648k	*PCU Green Bay* (LPD-20)** awaits commissioning in Long Beach. Green Bay is the first ship commissioned in the Los Angeles area since 1994. US Navy photo.# 090124-N-5191L-003 LONG BEACH, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2009) by MC1 Jose Lopez, Jr.	Bill Gonyo and Robert M. Cieri
USS Green Bay (LPD-20)
	88k	Invitation to the commissioning of *USS Green Bay* (LPD-20)** at Long Beach CA., 24 January 2009.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	289k	*USS Green Bay* (LPD-20)** pulls into Naval Station Pearl Harbor for a routine port visit. US Navy photo.# 090923-N-3666S-020 PEARL HARBOR (Sep. 23, 2009) by MC2 Robert Stirrup.	Lee Wahler
	631k	A harbor tug assists *USS Green Bay* (LPD-20)** as she enters Elliot Bay to the Port of Seattle to participate in the 61st annual Seattle Seafair. Seafair activities allow U.S. and Canadian Sailors and Coast Guard personnel to experience the local community and to promote awareness of the maritime forces. US Navy photo.# 100803-N-9520G-003 SEATTLE (Aug. 3, 2010) by MC2 Nardel Gervacio.	Lee Wahler
	284k	The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler *USNS Tippecanoe* (T-AO-199) center, conducts underway replenishment with the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD-4) and USS Green Bay (LPD-20). Boxer** is the flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and is underway supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo # 110330-N-ZS029-157 INDIAN OCEAN (March 30, 2011) by MC3 Trevor Welsh.	Lee Wahler
	416k	An AS-332 Super Puma helicopter lifts off from *USS Green Bay* (LPD-20) after delivering supplies during a vertical replenishment with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE-3). Green Bay** is deployed as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo.# 110419-N-RC734-376 GULF OF ADEN (April 19, 2011) by MC2 Joseph M. Buliavac.	Lee Wahler
	497k	An AS-332 Super Puma helicopter assigned to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship *USNS Alan Shepard* (T-AKE-3) delivers a pallet of supplies to USS Green Bay (LPD-20). Green Bay** is underway supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo.# 110613-N-ZS026-005 RED SEA (June 13, 2011) by MC3 Trevor Welsh.	Lee Wahler
	486k	An HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Chargers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC-26) flies between *USS Green Bay* (LPD-20), left, and the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8), during a vertical replenishment. Green Bay** is underway supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo # 110717-N-RC734-153 ARABIAN GULF (July 17, 2011 by MC2 Joseph M. Buliavac.	Lee Wahler
	565k	*USS Green Bay* (LPD-20) transits the Indian Ocean. Green Bay** is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility during a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.Green Bay US Navy photo.# 110818-N-ZS026-232 INDIAN OCEAN (Aug. 18, 2011) by MC3 Trevor Welsh.	Lee Wahler

There is no DANFS history available for USS Green Bay (LPD-20) at NavSource

Commanding Officers
01	CDR. Olson, Joseph R.	24 January 2009 - 11 June 2010
02	CDR. Meyers, Kevin P.	11 June 2010 - ?


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
USS Green Bay (LPD-20)
Navy Fact File - Amphibious Transport Dock - LPD
Federation of American Scientists, Military Analysis Network, US Navy Ships

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