USS RICHARD M. MCCOOL, JR. LPD 29 |
Keel Laid: April 12, 2019 Christened: June 11, 2022 Commissioned: 2023 Builder: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Pascagoula, MS. Propulsion system: 4 - Colt-Pielstick 2.5 STC diesel engines Propellers: 2 - Inboard rotating (top) fixed pitch propellers Length, overall: 684 feet (208.5 meters) Beam: 105 feet (31.9 meters) Draft: 23 feet (7.0 meters) Displacement: approx. 24.900 tons full load Speed: ~22 knots Crew: 28 Officers, 30 CPO/SNCO, 332 Enlisted; Marine detachment: 699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); surge to 800 total Well deck capacity: two LCACs Aviation: one MV-22 or three UH/AH-1s Armament: - 2 MK 31 Mod 0 RAM (Rolling Airframe Missile) Launchers - 2 MK 46 Mod 1 30mm Gun systems - 2 MK 26 Mod 18 .50 Cal Machine guns |