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USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49)

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

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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
  • USS 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 USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49), steaming in the Arabian Gulf, 4 March 1999.
    US Navy photo # 990304-N-5374R-001
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    Harpers Ferry 293k USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) underway, date and location unknown. .
    Harpers Ferry 214k USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) underway, date and location unknown. .
    Harpers Ferry 87k USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) underway in San Diego harbor, date unknown. USS Harpers Ferry web site
    Harpers Ferry 41k USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) arrives in her new homeport of Sasebo, Japan, 10 September 2002.
    US Navy photo # 1-020910-N-7217H-001.
    Bernard A. Cardali USN, USS LST-308
    Harpers Ferry 522k USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) and USS Dextrous (MCM-13) conducts a replenishment at sea, 24 December 2004, in the Persian Gulf. Harpers Ferry is the Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB) to nearby Oil Platforms and support ships, providing security and logistics support. The USS Essex Expeditionary Strike Group is operating in the Northern Persian Gulf with other multi-national forces in support of the sovereign government of Iraq.
    US Navy photo # 041224-N-4772B-277 Persian Gulf (Dec. 24, 2004) by JO2 Brian P. Biller.
    Robert M. Cieri
    Harpers Ferry 64k USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) underway, date and location unknown. Robert Hurst
    Juneau 806k The amphibious transport dock USS Juneau (LPD-10) followed by USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) underway during ship maneuvering drills, 15 February 2008. They are part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group..
    US Navy photo # 080214-N-4010S-086 SEA OF JAPAN (February 15, 2008) by MCC Ty Swartz.
    Robert M. Cieri
    Harpers Ferry 1873k A landing craft air cushioned (LCAC) assigned to Beach Master Unit (BMU) 5 WESTPAC brings Marine equipment from the well deck of USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) during the offload of personnel and equipment of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) at White Beach Naval Facility. Harpers Ferry Sailors and embarked Marines are returning from bilateral training exercises and humanitarian civic action projects throughout the western Pacific as part of Spring Patrol 2008.
    US Navy photo # 080327-N-0807W-337 OKINAWA, Japan (March 27, 2008) by MC2 Joshua J. Wahl
    Fred Weiss
    Harpers Ferry 619k The visit, board, search, and seizure team assigned to USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) steams the Pacific in a rigid-hull inflatable boat to prepare for an evaluated non-compliant boarding aboard the Japanese tug Awasemaru, 25 April 2008.
    US Navy photo # 080425-N-5067K-147 OKINAWA, Japan (April 25, 2008) by MC1 Michael D. Kennedy
    Robert M Cieri
    Harpers Ferry 1421k An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from the "Island Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25) transfers supplies and equipment to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) during a replenishment at sea (RAS) with the Military Sealift Command replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193), not pictured.
    US Navy photo # 080517-N-5067K-272 INDIAN OCEAN (May 17, 2008) by MC1 Michael D. Kennedy
    Robert M Cieri
    Harpers Ferry 1278k The forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49), part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, standing by in international waters off the coast of Burma in support of Joint Task Force Caring Response a humanitarian assistance operation developed in the wake of Cyclone Nargis.
    US Navy photo # 080523-N-4010S-099 ANDAMAN SEA (May 23, 2008) by MCC Ty Swartz
    Robert M Cieri
    Harpers Ferry 1341k USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) makes a high speed turn, as she steams through the Andaman Sea. Harpers Ferry is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, which is standing by in international waters off the coast of Burma in support of Joint Task Force Caring Response a humanitarian assistance operation developed in the wake of Cyclone Nargis.
    US Navy photo # 080523-N-4010S-122 ANDAMAN SEA (May 23, 2008) by MCC Ty Swartz.
    Robert M Cieri
    Harpers Ferry 382k USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) transits the Gulf of Thailand supporting the Essex Expeditionary Strike Group, preparing for Cobra Gold 2009. Cobra Gold is an annual Kingdom of Thailand and U.S. co-sponsored military exercise designed to train U.S. and partner Asian-pacific forces. The exercise will include humanitarian projects with participants from Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the United States.
    US Navy photo # 090206-N-5253W-100 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 6, 2009) by MC2 Gabriel S. Weber.
    Robert M Cieri
    Harpers Ferry 495k An amphibious assault vehicle assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) launches from the well-deck of USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) during Exercise Cobra Gold 2009. Harpers Ferry and the 31st MEU are taking part in Exercise Cobra Gold, an annual Thailand and U.S. co-sponsored joint coalition multinational military exercise designed to train a Thai, U.S. and Singaporean Coalition Task Force. The exercise will also include humanitarian civic action projects with participating nations from Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the US.
    US Navy photo # 090213-N-1251W-020 UTAPHAO, Thailand (Feb. 13, 2009) by MC2 Matthew R. White.
    Lee Wahler

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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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