| Keel laid: October 27, 1986 |
| Launched: January 16, 1988 |
| Commissioned: February 3, 1990 |
| Builder: Avondale Shipyards, New
Orleans, La. |
| Propulsion system: four Colt
Industries 16 Cylinder Diesels |
| Propellers: two |
| Length: 610 feet (186 meters) |
| Beam: 84 feet (25.6 meters) |
| Draft: 21 feet (6.4 meters) |
| Displacement: approx. 16,000 tons
full load |
| Speed: 22 knots |
| Well deck capacity: four LCAC or 21
LCM-6 (on deck: one LCM-6, two LCPL and one LCVP) |
| Aircraft: none, but two landing spots
allow for operation of aircraft as large as the CH-53E |
| Crew: Ship: 20 Officers, 25 Chief
Petty Officers, 302 Enlisted |
| Crew:
Marine Detachment: approx. 400 + approx. 100 surge |
| Armament: two 20mm Phalanx CIWS, two
25mm Mk-38 guns, six .50-calibre Machine guns, two Rolling
Airframe Missile (RAM) systems |
| Cost: $153 million |
| Homeport: San Diego, CA |
