USS EMORY S. LAND AS 39 |
Keel Laid: March 2, 1976 Christened: May 4, 1977 Commissioned: July 7, 1979 Builder: Lockheed Shipbuilding & Const Co., Seattle, WA. Propulsion system: Steam Turbine, 1 Propeller Length, overall: 646 feet (197 meters) Beam: 85 feet (25.9 meters) Draft: 26 9" feet (8.8 meters) Displacement: 22.978 tons full load Speed: 20+ knots Crew: 292 active-duty Navy and 160 civilian mariners Armament: - 2 40 mm grenade launchers - 2 .50 cal machine guns - 4 20mm cannons Homeport: Apra Harbor, Guam |