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Contributed by Al Grazevich

USS Arlington (LPD-24)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Romeo - Lima
NARL

San Antonio Class Amphibious Transport Dock:
  • Laid down, 18 December 2008, at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Ingalls Operation, Pascagoula, MS.
  • Launched, 23 November 2010
  • Christened, 26 March 2011
  • Commissioned, Saturday, 6 April 2013, at Naval Station Norfolk, VA., CDR. Darren W. Nelson USN 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
    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

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    Arlington 585k Nas Bolton, a Northrop Grumman shipbuilder (inset), welds the initials of keel authenticator Ron Carlee onto a plaque during a ceremony for Arlington (LPD-24), 18 December 2008, in Pascagoula, MS. The plaque will be permanently affixed to the ship. Gathered in front of the plaque are (left to right) Carlee, county manager of Arlington, Va.; Irwin F. Edenzon, vice president and general manager of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding-Gulf-Coast and Bolton.
    Photo courtesy of the Northrop Grumman Corporation.
    Bill Gonyo
    Arlington 596k Arlington (LPD-24) on the builders ways at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Ingalls Operation, Pascagoula, MS.
    Photo courtesy of the Northrop Grumman Corporation.
    Bill Gonyo
    Arlington 511k
    Arlington 651k Arlington (LPD-24) launching, 23 November 2010 from Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding's Pascagoula shipyard, marking a key milestone in the ship's construction process. Arlington honors the 184 victims who died when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon 11 September 2001, as well as the first responders from the county.
    US Navy photo # 101123-O-XXXXX-001 PASCAGOULA, Miss. (Nov. 23, 2010) courtesy of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding.
    Bill Gonyo and
    Lee Wahler
    Arlington 957k Joyce Rumsfeld, wife of former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, christens the amphibious transport dock ship Arlington (LPD-24) at Northrop Grumman shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss.
    US Navy photo # 110326-N-3245F-007 PASCAGOULA, Miss. (March 26, 2011) by MC2 Dale Patrick Frost.
    Lee Wahler
    America 1799k Arlington (LPD-24) moored at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Pascagoula, MS., far left, as America (LHA-6) is launched, 4 June 2012.
    Photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman.
    Ron Reeves
    Arlington 245k Arlington (LPD-24) is positioned at her berth at her new homeport of Naval Station Norfolk.
    US Navy photo # 130322-N-PK218-119 NORFOLK (March 22, 2013) by MC2 Nick Scott.
    Lee Wahler
    Arlington 297k The color guard parades the colors during the commissioning ceremony of USS Arlington (LPD-24) at Naval Station Norfolk. As the third Navy vessel to bear the name, Arlington commemorates the lives lost and the heroism demonstrated the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
    US Navy photo # 130406-N-ZE938-054 NORFOLK (April 6, 2013) by MC3 Frank J. Pikul.
    Robert Hall
    Arlington 275k Sailors and Marines assigned USS Arlington (LPD-24) man the rails and bring the ship to life during her commissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, VA.
    US Navy photo # 130406-N-YZ751-700 NORFOLK (April 6, 2013) by MC2 Tony D. Curtis.
    Lee Wahler
    Arlington 342k Sailors assigned to USS Arlington (LPD-24) recover an Orion capsule into the well deck of Arlington as part of NASA's first key Orion stationary recovery test at Naval Station Norfolk. NASA is partnering with the U.S. Navy to develop procedures to recover the Orion capsule and crew after splashdown.
    US Navy photo # 130713-N-XQ474-211 NORFOLK (Aug. 13, 2013 by MCSN Andrew Schneider.
    Tommy Trampp
    Arlington 218k NASA engineers, Navy divers and Sailors assigned to USS Arlington (LPD-24) tow a test Orion capsule into the well deck of Arlington. This phase one test determined the best method for recovering the capsule after earth reentry and splashdown in the ocean.
    US Navy photo # 130815-N-VJ183-075 NORFOLK (Aug. 15, 2013) by MCC James Davis.
    Ron Reeves
    Arlington 252k USS Arlington (LPD-24) participates in training exercises with the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7). Iwo Jima is underway conducting amphibious integration exercises.
    US Navy photo # 140809-N-QM905-053 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2014) by MCSN Shelby M. Tucker.
    Ron Reeves
    Arlington 272k USS Arlington (LPD-24) under way with the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit participating in ARG/MEUEX, a scenario-based amphibious integration exercise, in preparation for a future deployment.
    US Navy photo # 150628-N-XD363-703 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 28, 2015) by MC3 Michael Gendron.
    Lee Wahler
    Arlington 184k Sailors and Marines man the rails aboard USS Arlington (LPD-24). Arlington deployed as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.
    US Navy photo # 151006-N-WV703-508 NORFOLK (Oct. 6, 2015) by MCSN Amy M. Ressler.
    Lee Wahler
    Arlington 181k USS Arlington (LPD-24) transits the Suez Canal. Arlington is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
    US Navy photo # 151109-N-GR361-001 SUEZ CANAL (Nov. 9, 2015) by MCSN Kaleb R. Staples.
    Ron Reeves
    Arlington 324k USS Arlington (LPD-24) comes alongside the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) to receive fuel and cargo delivery training during an underway replenishment at sea.
    US Navy photo # 170324-N-OH262-673 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 24, 2017) by Bill Mesta.
    U.S. Navy Photos of the Day Update, 03/28/2017
    Arlington 1104k USS Arlington (LPD-24) moored pierside at Swinoujscie, Poland, 4 June 2017. Photos by Lukasz "U-kasz" Blaszczak, wobiektywieshipspottera.blogspot.com
    Arlington 1357k
    Arlington 1305k
    Arlington 1157k
    Arlington
    10092439
    170608-N-JI086-396
    191k Landing Craft, Air Cushions LCAC-86 and LCAC-87, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4, depart USS Arlington (LPD-24) to make an amphibious beach landing during exercise BALTOPS, 8 June 2017. BALTOPS 17 is the premier annual maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic region and one of the largest exercises in Northern Europe.
    US Navy photo #s 170608-N-JI086-396, 170608-N-JI086-442, 170608-N-JI086-523, 170608-N-JI086-306 and 170608-N-JI086-331 by MC3 Ford, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet.
    Robert Hurst
    Arlington
    10092440
    170608-N-JI086-442
    166k
    Arlington
    10092441
    170608-N-JI086-523
    165k
    Arlington
    10092442
    170608-N-JI086-306
    166k
    Arlington
    10092443
    170608-N-JI086-331
    209k
    Arlington 147k USS Arlington (LPD-24) arriving at Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands, for a routine port visit, 27 June 2017. This was Arlington's first visit to Ponta Delgada. Photos by Carlos Manuel Estrela
    Arlington 177k
    Arlington 205k USS Arlington (LPD-24) moored pierside at Naval Station Norfolk, VA., 22 September 2017 Photo by Hugh Hudson III
    Arlington
    180523-M-IP911-0005
    NEW YORK (May 23, 2018)
    229k Sailors and Marines man the rails of USS Arlington (LPD-24) as the ship arrives in New York City for Fleet Week New York (FWNY) 2018. FWNY is the city's time-honored celebration of the sea services and is an unparalleled opportunity for the citizens of New York and the surrounding tri-state area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness the latest capabilities of today's maritime services.
    US Navy Photo #'s 180523-M-IP911-0005 NEW YORK (May 23, 2018) and 180523-M-WT631-0001 NEW YORK (May 23, 2018)
    Lee Wahler
    Arlington
    180523-M-IP911-0001
    NEW YORK (May 23, 2018)
    309k
    Arlington 339k USS Arlington (LPD-24) under way in the Atlantic Ocean as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group conducting routine certifications to maintain unit readiness.
    US Navy Photo # 180624-N-KW492-0833 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 24, 2018) by MC2 Ryre Arciaga
    Lee Wahler
    Arlington 142k USS Arlington (LPD-24) participates in Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 Amphibious Ready Group, Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise (ARGMEUEX). Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are enhancing joint integration, lethality and collective capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team through joint planning and execution of challenging and realistic training scenarios. CSG-4 mentors, trains and assesses East Coast units preparing for deployment.
    US Navy Photo # 180825-N-AT530-0070 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 25, 2018) by MC3 Chris Roys
    Lee Wahler
    Arlington 122k USS Arlington (LPD-24) participates in a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) drill during the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 Amphibious Ready Group, Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise (ARGMEUEX). Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are enhancing joint integration, lethality and collective capabilities of the Navy-Marine Corps team through joint planning and execution of challenging and realistic training scenarios. CSG-4 mentors, trains and assesses East Coast units preparing for future deployments.
    US Navy Photo # 180829-N-HG389-0068 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 29, 2018) by MC2 Brandon Parker
    Lee Wahler
    Arlington 258k USS Arlington (LPD-24) gets underway from Morehead City, N.C. Arlington is deploying as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group in support of maritime security operations, crisis response and theater security cooperation, while also providing a forward naval presence.
    US Navy Photo # 181219-N-AT530-0031 MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (Dec. 19, 2018) by MC3 Chris Roys
    Lee Wahler
    Arlington
    181224-N-JN023-0543
    466k Overhead and starboard broadside views of USS Arlington (LPD-24) as she transits the Atlantic Ocean. Arlington is deployed as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group in support of maritime security operations, crisis response and theater security cooperation, while also providing a forward naval presence.
    US Navy Photo # 181224-N-JN023-0543 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 24, 2018) and 181224-N-JN023-0630 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 24, 2018) by MC2 Megan Anuci
    Lee Wahler
    Arlington
    181224-N-JN023-0630
    280k
    Arlington 202k USS Arlington (LPD-24) arrives at Naval Station Rota, Spain, 26 June 2019. Arlington is making a scheduled deployment as part of the the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, in support of maritime security operations, crisis response and theater security cooperation, while also providing a forward Naval and Marine presence.
    US Navy Photo # 190626-N-HG389-0011 ROTA, SPAIN (June 26, 2019) by MC2 Brandon Parker
    Lee Wahler
    Arlington
    10092445
    230k NORFOLK (May 22, 2020) Capt. Christopher Hill, commanding officer of amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD-24) salutes Capt. Paul Lanzilotta, former commanding officer of Arlington after a change of command ceremony. Hill relieved Lanzilotta of command of Arlington during a ceremony with limited personnel present to adhere to social distancing guidelines.
    US Navy Photo
    Wolfgang Hechler
    Arlington
    10092446
    148k USS Arlington (LPD-24) arriving at Kiel Germany for Kiel-Week and BALTOPS 2017 maneuvers.
    ©Thomas Nägele
    Chin Yu Chu

    Commanding Officers
    01CDR. Nelson, Darren W. USN6 April 2013 - 7 February 2014
    02CDR. Baker, Gregory E., USN (MMMA 1995)7 February 2014 - 5 June 2015
    03CAPT. Bailey, Sean R., USN ;RADM5 June 2015 - 26 September 2016
    04CAPT. Hannifin, Patrick J. (Fin), USN ;RADM26 September 2016 - 2018
    05CAPT. Marzano, Todd Robert, USN2018 - 14 February 2019
    06CAPT. Lanzilotta, Paul J., USN ;RADM14 February 2019 - 22 May 2020;
    07CAPT. Hill, Christopher F. (Chowdah), USN22 May 2020 - 8 August 2021
    08CAPT. Kellum, Eric S. USN (USNA 1996)6 August 2021 - 3 August 2023
    09CAPT. Scaliatine, Ian James, USN (USNA 2000)3 August 2023 -  
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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

    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    USS Arlington (LPD-24) Historical Chronology
    Christening Program

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