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LSD-49 Harpers Ferry

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Charlie - Papa
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2)
Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 15 April 1991, at Avondale Industries, New Orleans, LA.
  • Launched, 16 January 1993
  • Commissioned USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49), 7 January 1995
  • Harpers Ferry is forward deployed at Sasebo, Japan
    Specifications:
    Displacement 11,604 t.(lt), 16,601 t.(fl)
    Length 609' 7"
    Beam 84'
    Draft 20' 4" (max)
    Speed 20+ kts.
    Complement 22 Officers, 327 Enlisted
    Troop Accommodations 27 Officers, 473 Enlisted
    Aircraft helicopters, (Flight Deck, 2 spots)
    Boats (Well Deck Capacity) two LCAC's
    Armament
    two (mk15 mod1) Phalanx (CIWS) 20 mm Vulcan cannon gun mounts
    two (mk16) 25 mm Bushmaster chain gun mounts
    six .50 cal machine guns
    two Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launchers
    six Super Rapid Blooming Outboard Chaff launchers
    Propulsion four Colt-Pielstick 16 cylinder diesels, 2 shafts, combined SHP 33,000
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    Harpers Ferry 22k Harpers Ferry (LSD-49), steaming in the Arabian Gulf, 4 March 1999.
    US Navy photo (990304-N-5374R-001)    		 .
    Harpers Ferry 293k Harpers Ferry (LSD-49), date and location unknown. .
    Harpers Ferry 214k Harpers Ferry (LSD-49), date and location unknown. .
    Harpers Ferry 87k Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) underway in San Diego harbor, date unknown. USS Harpers Ferry web site
    Harpers Ferry 41k Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) arrives in her new homeport of Sasebo, Japan, 10 September 2002.
    US Navy photo # 1-020910-N-7217H-001 from the US Navy Newsstand web site.     		Bernard A. Cardali USN, USS LST-308
    Harpers Ferry 64k Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) underway, date and location unknown. Robert Hurst
    There is no DANFS history available for Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Harpers Ferry Class LSD
    Navy Fact File - Dock Landing Ship - LSD
    The LSDs of the US Navy
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