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USS New Orleans (LPH-11)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Oscar - November NAON

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation (2)
CINCPACFLT Letter of Commendation
Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" (6)
Second Row - Navy Expeditionary Medal (1-Iran/Indian Ocean) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Op. Sharpe Edge, Somalia)
Third Row - Vietnam Service Medal (5) - Southwest Asia Service Medal (2) - Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Fourth Row - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Iwo Jima Class Amphibious Assault Ship (Helicopter):

Laid down, 1 March 1966, at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA.

Launched, 3 February 1968

Commissioned USS New Orleans (LPH-11), 16 November 1968, CAPT. G. M. Even in command

During the Vietnam War USS participated in the following campaigns:

Campaigns and Dates	Campaigns and Dates
Vietnam War Campaigns
Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969 26 to 28 August 1969 9 September to 21 October 1969	Consolidation I 16 July 1971
Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970 15 to 25 November 1969 7 to 16 and 30 December 1969 1 to 9 January 1970 2 to 12 February 1970 10 to 13 March 1970	Vietnam Ceasefire 23 August to 7 October 1972 23 October to 12 November 1972 14 to 21 December 1972 1 to 22 and 27 to 28 January 1973 22 February to 28 March 1973
Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VII 20 to 21 May 1971 25 June 1971

Decommissioned, 1 October 1997

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 23 October 1998

USS New Orleans earned five campaign stars for Vietnam War service

Final Disposition, sunk as a target as part of Exercise RIMPAC 2010 on 10 July 10, 2010

Specifications:
Displacement 11,000 tons (lt.), 18,474 t.(fl)
Length 592'
Beam 84', Flight Deck 105'
Draft 27'
Speed 22 kts.
Complement 667
Troop Accommodations 2,157
Aircraft 25 helicopters

Armament

(as built) single four 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts

(modifications) two 3"/50s dual purpose gun mounts removed

two eight cell Sea Sparrow BPDMS launchers added, later replaced by two 25mm chain guns

two Phalanx CIWSs added

Propulsion

two 600 psi boilers

one geared steam turbine

single propeller, 22,000 shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
10111135	130k	*Namesake* New Orleans - The largest city in Louisiana, New Orleans was the scene of Andrew Jackson's great victory at the close of the War of 1812, in which small naval forces under Commodore David Patterson played a large role; and of a key naval action in the Civil War, in which Admiral David Farragut opened the southern Mississippi to Union forces. Photo - The Battle of New Orleans - General Andrew Jackson stands on the parapet of his makeshift defenses as his troops repulse attacking Highlanders. (The Highlanders are incorrectly depicted wearing kilts and feather bonnets as the 93rd Highlanders for this campaign had been ordered to wear tartan trousers and plain bonnets - in fact the uniforms shown are more Victorian in style than Georgian. See, "Historical Records of the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders", Roderick Hamilton Burgoyne, London, 1883. Library of Congress Digital ID: (color film copy slide) cph 3f03796 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3f03796 Reproduction Number: LC-USZC2-3796 (color film copy slide)	Tommy Trampp
	44k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** keel laying, 1 March 1966 at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. US Navy photo	Ron Reeves
	224k	Joint Launching and Christening, of New Orleans (LPH-11), and Newport (LST-1179), 3 February 1968, at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. Newport (LST-1179) is in the foreground. US Navy photos	Ron Reeves Dale Hargrave
	335k		Ron Reeves Dale Hargrave
10111137	94k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** moored pierside, date and location unknown. Ebay	Tommy Trampp
10111138	180k		Tommy Trampp
101111100	212k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** in bound from sea at San Diego, CA., date unknown. Photo ©George Barber	Nicholas Tiberio
101111135	225k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** off San Diego, date and location unknown. Photo ©George Barber	Nicholas Tiberio
	75k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** under way, date and location unknown. US Navy photo
	125k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** under way, actual date and location unknown. This is a stock photo used by the Associated Press as an image of the prime recovery ship for the Apollo 14 splashdown and recover on 9 February 1971. AP Wire photo	Tommy Trampp
	42k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11) out bound to sea from San Diego, CA. USS McKee (AS-41)** is moored at Point Loma in background. US Navy photo
	38k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** at San Diego, date unknown.	Dale C. Haskin
10111134	378k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11) and the dock landing ships USS Ogden (LPD-5) and USS Dubuque (LPD-8)** depart Subic Bay, Philippines, February 1973 to take part in Operation End Sweep in Vietnam. US Navy photo from the USS Ogden* (LPD-5)** 1985 cruise book.*	Robert Hurst
	188k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** with a mix of Navy and Marine CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters aboard, prepares to neutralize mines in Haiphong Harbour during Operation End Sweep, 28 March 1973. US Navy photo. Photo and text from "Fighting To Leave" by Colonel Robert E. Stoffey, USMC (Ret.)	Robert Hurst
	110k	Overhead view of *USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** at anchor in Haiphong harbor, during Operation End Sweep, 28 March 1973. US Navy photo	Robert M. Cieri
101111140	83k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** underway in 1974, location unknown. New Orleans 1974 Cruise Book	Robert Hurst
	87k	*UDT-11* and *UDT-12* swimmers performed their tasks as the Apollo command module is prepared for recovery by *USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** at the end of the Apollo Soyuz mission in July 1975. US Navy photo from the Navy Seal Museum	Tommy Trampp
	184k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** moored at Bravo pier Pearl Harbor in July 1975	Photo by Kevin Hopper USS New Orleans
	172k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** lowering Apollo capsule from the American-Soviet Apollo-Soyuz mission of 5 July 1975 to the dock at Pearl Harbor in July 1975	Photo by Kevin Hopper USS New Orleans
	69k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** under way, date and location unknown. US Navy photo
	132k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** underway, date and location unknown.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
101111136	208k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** underway in the harbor at San Diego, CA., date unknown. Photo ©George Barber	Nicholas Tiberio
101111144	198k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11) docked, 1 April 1982, while combat loading the 31st Marine Amphibious Unit** which will deploy to the Western Pacific for exercises. USMC photo by SSGT R.G. Brown	Robert Hurst
	201k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** moored pierside in 1983, probably at Hong Kong. Photo courtesy Ray D. Beans Collection.	Yu Chu
	343k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** passing Ballast Point while outbound to sea from San Diego in 1988. Note Arco (ARDM-5) moored at Ballast Point Submarine Base in the background. Photo courtesy Ray D. Beans Collection.	Yu Chu
	596k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11) passing Ballast Point while outbound to sea from San Diego in 1988. Note USS McKee (AS-41)** moored at Ballast Point Submarine Base in the background. Photo courtesy Ray D. Beans Collection.	Yu Chu
	357k	Midships aerial view of *USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** underway in the harbor at San Diego in 1988. Photo courtesy Ray D. Beans Collection.	Yu Chu
101111141	223k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11) passing Point Loma Naval Base while outbound to sea from San Diego with Sikorsky CH-53E Sea Stallion and Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters lining the flight deck, 16 June 1988. Note in the background submarine tender USS McKee (AS-41) with a submarine alongside and the submarine rescue ship USS Florikan (ASR-9)** tied up to the adjacent pier. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 107677-KN.	Robert Hurst
101111142	213k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** passing Ballast Point while outbound to sea from San Diego with Sikorsky CH-53E Sea Stallion and Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters lining the flight deck, 16 June 1988. U.S. Navy photo DoDMedia # DN-ST-88-07 by PH2 David Weideman	Robert Hurst
101111143	208k	Starboard bow view ofUSS New Orleans (LPH-11), circa January 1991, at anchor with several Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters and Bell AH-1 Sea Cobra helicopters on the flight deck. *New Orleans* is serving as a platform for mine-clearing operations in the gulf following Operation Desert Storm. U.S. Navy photo by JO1 Gawlowicz from DefenseImagery	Robert Hurst
101111137	272k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** underway, date and location unknown.	Nicholas Tiberio
101111138	605k	*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** underway off San Diego, CA./, date unknown. ©photoGeorge Barber	Nicholas Tiberio
	74k	Ex-*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11) outboard of ex-USS Okinawa (LPH-3)** moored together at the end of a multi-ship row at Suisun Bay. Photo by Carolyn Bonner. Photo from "Warship Boneyards" by Kit and Carolyn Bonner.	Robert Hurst
	206k	Ex-*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** laid up in the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, 26 March 2006. Photo by Ken Freeze.	Robert Hurst
	62k	Ex-*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11) outward bound through San Francisco Bay while under tow by USNS Navajo (T-ATF-169)**, 19 October 2006.	Captain Jack C. Goldthorpe, US Coast Guard Ret.
	3322k	Ex-*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** takes fire from a line of surface combat ships from four countries during a sinking exercise as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve multinational interoperability. US Navy photo # 100710-N-4281P-799 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 10, 2010) by MC1 Woody Paschall.	Robert Hurst
	4130k	Ex-*USS New Orleans* (LPH-11) being hit by 5" gunfire from the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Warramunga (FFH-152)*, 10 July 2010, during a surface engagement as part of Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2010. Australian Defense Force photo # 100710-O-XXXXX-029*l.	Robert Hurst
10111139	29k	Undated photo of *USS New Orleans* (LPH-11)** underway in the harbor at San Diego. CA. San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives at https://www.flickr.com/photos/49487266@N07/4821912179	Robert Hurst

USS New Orleans (LPH-11) Memorabilia and Ship's Patches
Commissioning Program Contributed by Robert M. Cieri	1983 Welcome Aboard Contributed by Robert M. Cieri	Contributed by Jim Shultz 10111195	Contributed by Jim Shultz 10111196	Contributed by Jim Shultz 10111197

For more photos and information about USS New Orleans, see;
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
USS Iwo Jima Class Association
RIMPAC 2010 - ex-New Orleans SINKEX

Commanding Officers
01	CAPT. Even, Glen M.	16 November 1968 - 18 December 1969
02	CAPT. Boudinot Jr., Edgar John	18 December 1969 - 15 December 1970
03	CAPT. Moore Robert Edward, USN	15 December 1970 - 13 July 1972
04	CAPT. Carius, Robert Wilhelm, USN (USNA 1951) :RADM	13 July 1972 - 14 December 1973
05	CAPT. Neiger, Ralph E.	14 December 1973 - 26 July 1975
06	CAPT. Zoehrer, Herbert Alfred,	26 July 1975 - 17 August 1977
07	CAPT. Moore Jr., Ernest Michael	17 August 1977 - 24 November 1978
08	CAPT. Buchanan, Edward O.	24 November 1978 - 14 May 1980
09	CAPT. Erie, Carl R.	14 May 1980 - 19 March 1982
10	CAPT. Duffy, Phillip F. :RADM	19 March 1982 - 5 August 1983
11	CAPT. Hoffman, David Wesley	5 August 1983 - 11 April 1985
12	CAPT. Baird, Donald Wilson, USN :RADM	11 April 1985 - 19 September 1986
13	CAPT. Zerr, John Joseph :RADM	19 September 1986 - 4 May 1988
14	CAPT. Coumatos, Michael J.	4 May 1988 - 1 September 1989
15	CAPT. Bradt, Douglas J.	1 September 1989 - 5 January 1991
16	CAPT. Naughton, Richard Joseph, USN (USNA 1968) :VADM	5 January 1991 - 29 July 1992
17	CAPT. Smith, Milton W.	29 July 1992 - 11 January 1994
18	CAPT. Tomaszeski, Steven John, USN (USNA 1972) :RADM	11 January 1994 - 16 July 1995
19	CAPT. Bullard, Donald Kenneth, :RADM	16 July 1995 - 18 December 1996
20	CAPT. Perkins, Richard Charles	18 December 1996 - 31 October 1997


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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

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