Keel Laid: February 27, 1967
Launched: January 4, 1969
Commissioned: November 14, 1970

Builder: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, NJ.
Propulsion system: Two boilers, one geared turbine, one 
shaft; 22,000 horsepower
Length, overall: 634 feet (190 meters)
Beam: 108 feet (32.9 meters) 
Draft: 26 9" feet (8.8 meters)
Displacement: 18.874 tons full load
Speed: 23 knots
Crew: 52 officers, ~500 enlisted
Aircraft: All helicopters except the CH-53 Sea Stallion can 
be carried
Armament: 
 - 2 MK 15 MOD 2 Close-in-Weapons Systems (CIWS)
 - 2 MK 38 MOD 2 25mm Machine Gun System (MGS)
 - .50 cal machine gun mounts
Homeport: Yokosuka, Japan