USS PONCE AFSB(I) 15 |
Keel Laid: October 31, 1966 Launched: May 20, 1970 Commissioned: July 10, 1971 Decommissioned: October 14, 2017 Builder: Lockheed Shipbuilding, Seattle, WA. Propulsion system: two boilers, two steam turbines Propellers: two Length, overall: 569 feet (173.4 meters) Beam: 105 feet (32 meters) Draft: 23 feet (7 meters) ballasted: 34 feet (10.4 meters) Displacement: approx. 16.900 tons full load Speed: 21 knots Crew: 24 Officers, 396 Enlisted, Marine detachment ~900 Well deck capacity: one LCAC or one LCU or four LCM-8 or nine LCM-6 or 24 amphibious assault vehicles (AAV) Armament: - 2 MK-15 MOD 2 Close-in-Weapons Systems (CIWS) - 2 MK-38 MOD 2 25mm chain gun - 8 .50 - calibre machine guns |