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US Navy - Amphibious Transport Dock
LPD 21 - USS New York
 
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Type, class: Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD); San Antonio class
 

Builder:
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Avondale Division, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
(now a part of Huntington Ingalls Industries)

 
STATUS:
Awarded: November 25, 2003
Laid down: September 10, 2004
Launched: December 19, 2007
Christened: March 1, 2008

Commissioned: November 7, 2009
IN SERVICE
 

Homeport: Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia
 Namesake: State of New York
Ships Motto: STRENGTH FORGED THROUGH SACRIFICE - NEVER FORGET
Technical Data: see: INFO > San Antonio class Amphibious Transport Dock - LPD
 
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Cartagena, Colombia - July 2023

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during exercise UNITAS - off Covenas, Colombia - July 2023

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during exercise UNITAS - off Covenas, Colombia - July 2023

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during exercise UNITAS - off Covenas, Colombia - July 2023

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during exercise UNITAS - Atlantic Ocean - June 2023

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arriving in Port Everglades, Florida for Fleet Week - April 2023

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arriving in Port Everglades, Florida for Fleet Week - April 2023


Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) at General Dynamics NASSCO, Norfolk, Virginia - 2021/22


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arriving at her new homeport, Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - November 2020

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Arabian Gulf - May 2020

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Arabian Gulf - May 2020

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Mk.46 gun fire exercise - Arabian Gulf - May 2020

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departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - September 2019

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Atlantic Ocean - July 2019

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departing New York after Fleet Week - May 2019

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arriving for Fleet Week New York - May 2019

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arriving for Fleet Week New York - May 2019

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arriving for Fleet Week New York - May 2019

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Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) prepare to depart the well deck during exercise Trident Juncture - Norwegian Sea - October 2018

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Mediterranean Sea - May 2018

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Corfu, Greece - May 2018

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Gaeta, Italy - April 2018

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Atlantic Ocean - February 2018

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departing Naval Station Mayport, Florida - February 2018

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departing Naval Station Mayport, Florida - February 2018

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Mayport, Florida - December 2017

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departing Naval Station Mayport, Florida - October 2017

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departing Naval Station Mayport, Florida - October 2017

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Mayport, Florida - October 2017

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Mayport, Florida - October 2017

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Mayport, Florida - September 2017

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Port Everglades, Florida - May 2017

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Port Everglades, Florida - May 2017

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Landing Craft, Utility (LCU-1662) in the well deck - January 2017

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Landing Craft, Air-cushioned (LCAC-50) in the well deck - January 2017

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arriving in New York City for Veterans Week - November 2015

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arriving in New York City for Veterans Week - November 2015

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arriving in New York City for Veterans Week - November 2015

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returning to Naval Station Mayport, Florida - July 19, 2015

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returning to Naval Station Mayport, Florida - July 19, 2015

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change of command ceremony - Gulf of Aden - May 2015

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RIM-116 rolling airframe missile (RAM) launcher and Mk-46 30mm gun - Red Sea - April 2015

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Gulf of Aden - April 2015

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MV-22B Ospreys (VMM-365) on the flight deck - Arabian Gulf - March 2015

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Arabian Gulf - February 2015

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Arabian Gulf - February 2015

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MV-22B Ospreys (VMM-365) on the flight deck - Mediterranean Sea - January 2015

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Atlantic Ocean - December 2014

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Atlantic Ocean - December 2014

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departing Mayport, Florida - December 2014

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Mk-46 30mm gun fire exercise - Atlantic Ocean - January 2014

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arriving at her new homeport at Naval Station Mayport, Florida - December 6, 2013

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arriving at her new homeport at Naval Station Mayport, Florida - December 6, 2013

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leaving her previous homeport at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - December 4, 2013

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leaving her previous homeport at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - December 4, 2013

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Veterans Week - New York City - November 2013

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New York City - November 2013

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returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - December 2012

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returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - December 2012

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Mediterranean Sea - November 2012

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Gulf of Aden - October 2012

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CH-53E Super Stallions on the flight deck - Gulf of Aden - October 2012

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swim call - Gulf of Aden - October 2012

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CH-53E Super Stallions on the flight deck - 5th Fleet AOR - September 2012

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memorial ceremony - Gulf of Aden - September 11, 2012

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Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) prepare to depart the well deck - Gulf of Aden - August 2012

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CH-53E Super Stallions on the flight deck while an LCAC departs from the well deck - Arabian Sea - July 2012

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 MV-22B Ospreys (VMM-261) on the flight deck - Arabian Sea - July 2012

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with USS Enterprise (CVN 65) - 5th Fleet Area of Operations (AOR) - June 2012

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Gulf of Aqaba - May 2012

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Gulf of Aqaba - May 2012

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Suez Canal - May 2012

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boat and craft crane - Mediterranean Sea - May 2012

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departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia for her maiden deployment - March 2012

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Atlantic Ocean - December 2011

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Atlantic Ocean - October 2011

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arriving in New York - September 2011

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arriving in New York - September 2011

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arriving in New York - September 2011

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departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia for New York - September 2011

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New York Fleet Week - May 2011

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New York Fleet Week - May 2011

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New York Fleet Week - May 2011

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New York Fleet Week - May 2011

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New York Fleet Week - May 2011

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Onslow Bay, North Carolina - April 2010

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well deck operations - Onslow Bay, North Carolina - April 2010

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off Virginia - April 2010

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Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - November 2009

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arriving at her new homeport at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - November 2009

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commissioning ceremony - New York - November 7, 2009

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commissioning ceremony - New York - November 7, 2009

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New York - November 2009

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New York - November 2009

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New York - November 2009

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USS New York enters New York Harbor for upcoming commissioning - November 2009

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New York - November 2009

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New York - November 2009

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New York - November 2009

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New York - November 2009

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Atlantic Ocean - November 2009

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arriving at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - October 2009

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departing Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Avondale, Louisiana - October 13, 2009

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departing Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Avondale, Louisiana - October 13, 2009

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sea trials - June 2009

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christening ceremony at NGSS Avondale Shipyard, Louisiana - March 1, 2008

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christening ceremony at NGSS Avondale Shipyard, Louisiana - March 1, 2008

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christening ceremony at NGSS Avondale Shipyard, Louisiana - March 1, 2008

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after launching - December 2007

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under construction at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (NGSS) Avondale Shipyard, Louisiana - August 2006

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under construction at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (NGSS) Avondale Shipyard, Louisiana - August 2006

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under construction at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (NGSS) Avondale Shipyard, Louisiana - August 2005
   
 
USS New York (LPD 21):
 
USS New York is the fifth ship in the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, and the sixth ship of the U.S. Navy to be named after the great state of New York. The USS New York was built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems of New Orleans, Louisiana. The contract was awarded in 2003 and the ship was christened on March 1, 2008, at Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans by the former Secretary of the Navy, Gordon England's wife and ships sponsor Dotty England.

Three San Antonio-class warships were named to commemorate the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, when 2,760 people lost their lives in New York City. The other two ships will be named USS Arlington (LPD 24) and USS Somerset (LPD 25). A special tribute to the people that died on 9/11 is the 7 1/2 tons of steel recovered from the World Trade Center and cast as USS New York's bow stem.

The USS New York was commissioned on Nov. 7, 2009, during a ceremony that was held in New York City.


IMPORTANT SHIP MILESTONES:

2009
In 2009, New York transitioned from a pre-commissioning detachment to an operational ship, creating and sustaining a trained, war-ready force prepared for any challenge. From the delivery of the ship to the crew and assumption of command of Cmdr. F. Curt Jones on August 21, the ship set a standard of success and excellence that were maintained throughout the rest of the year. Upon successful completion of crew certification from October 10-12, New York began its first underway, transiting from Avondale, Louisiana, to her homeport, Norfolk Virginia.

Shortly after arriving, New York pulled out of Norfolk Naval Station on Oct. 29 in transit to New York City. There, during commissioning week, the ship hosted thousands of public tours of the ship as well as numerous individual tours for distinguished guests to include Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Woody Johnson, the New York Jets, and others. At the commissioning ceremony on Nov. 7, Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton attended as the keynote speaker as well as the chief of naval operations, Mayor Mike Bloomberg, former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Governor David Paterson and other distinguished guests.

On the return trip to Norfolk, Nov. 15-18, the ship completed its amphibious warfare certification. Once returned to Norfolk, from Nov. 18 until the end of the year, New York continued on its course of training, which included Combat Systems Sea Qualification Trial (CSSQT), on the way to become a fully operational, deployable unit.

2010
USS New York had a very successful first year in commission. The ship was underway for three months in the spring supporting gunnery and missile exercises as well as exercises with the Marine Corps, Army Special Forces, and Navy Seals before arriving at BAE Systems Shipyard for Post Shakedown Maintenance Availability.

In April, the ship took part in the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group PHIBRON-MEU Integration (PMINT) Exercise. During PMINT, the ship had many consecutive early morning sea and anchor details to load and land equipment and personnel. Afterwards, the ship spent May, June, July, August, September, and part of October at BAE Systems Shipyard. This shipyard period consisted of the first ever crankshaft replacement in an LPD-17 class. Following the shipyard period, the ship successfully conducted sea trials and first-ever underway replenishment with USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5). The latter part of the year was spent preparing for final contract trials in February 2011.

Throughout 2010, New York Sailors displayed their professionalism, enthusiasm, and drive to excel. Whether shooting missiles, putting Marines ashore, working as part of an Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), or conducting repairs, Sailors met every challenge head on.

2011
2011 was very busy as USS New York prepared for its maiden deployment. The year started with final contractor trials in January, where the ship was put through its paces and passed with the best score to date by any ship in the LPD 17 class. Following the trials, New York conducted its first change of command ceremony, where Cmdr. Will Herrmann relieved Cmdr. Curt Jones on Feb. 11. The ship immediately started the new Afloat Training Group Pilot Program Basic Phase.

In September, the ship participated in the 10th anniversary commemoration of 9/11 in New York City. First responders and family members of the victims of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 embarked on the voyage from Norfolk to NYC, enabling them to participate alongside the crew in this historic event. Prior to the ceremony, the ship was visited by the Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, who shared his condolences and pride in everything the crew had accomplished to make the New York successful.

Between October and November, the ship completed the final training phase of the Afloat Training Group Pilot Program. COMPTUEX finished the year and demonstrated its ability to successfully operate with embarked Marines to accomplish the full range of missions required during deployment.

2012
USS New York started the year by participating in Bold Alligator 2012, the largest amphibious exercise on the east coast, with participation from multiple NATO units, where the ship demonstrated its various capabilities proving operational readiness.

With members of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embarked, the ship set sail for her maiden deployment on March 26 as part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) manned, trained and equipped to perform the full range of MEU/ARG missions. In the U.S. 6th and U.S. 5th Fleet areas of responsibility, the ship served as air defense commander for the IWO ARG as well as Sector Air Defense Commander, a task normally assigned to a cruiser or destroyer.

On June 20, Capt. Jon C. Kreitz relived Cmdr. Will C. Herrmann as commanding officer, during a ceremony held on the flight deck while underway. For the remainder of deployment, New York’s crew performed superbly through exercises African Lion 2012, Eager Lion 2012, MASOC, Operation Focus Collect and multiple national-level taskings. New York was the first of its class to conduct refueling at sea of Riverine Control Boats (RCB) and aircraft controllers and flight deck team operated with aircraft from Army, Navy, Marine Corp and Air Force. The ship's signals intelligence team collected more than 43,000 signals of interest, delivering 725 time sensitive reports to tactical commanders and national consumers. New York's visit board search and seizure (VBSS) team conducted multinational training evolutions with Jordanian, Lebanese, Marine Reconnaissance Force (MRF) and Special Operation Forces (SOF) components. Demonstrating top down, bottom up contrast for large vessel boardings. New York made port visits to: Rota, Spain; LaSpezia and Naples, Italy; Aquaba, Jordan; Seychelles Island; and Jebel Ali, UAE.

On the evening of September 11, the 11tth anniversary of 9/11, terrorists attacked the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, killing U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. As a result of this attack and other destabilizing activities, the ships of Iwo Jima ARG were extended twice on deployment to help maintain security in the region. From December 16-19, New York disembarked Marines and embarked Tigers in Morehead City, North Carolina. She returned to Norfolk, Virginia, on December 20, after 9½ months at sea.

2013
This year began with post-deployment leave and upkeep immediately following New York’s 2012 nine-month maiden deployment. Following stand down, the ship offloaded deployment ammunition and began a six-month CNO Planned Maintenance Availability (PMA) at BAE Norfolk Ship Repair Facility. Following a highly successful light off assessment (LOA) and crew certification, the ship participated in a classified CNO Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) project before commencing Tier-1 of the Afloat Training Group (ATG) Basic Training phase.

New York completed all tier training certifications, including engineering; supply management; damage control; amphibious warfare; seamanship; navigation; command, control, and communications; search and rescue; medical; and dental certifications. Additionally, the ship completed all certifications on time, achieving surge-ready status and assuming duties as the Atlantic Fleet ready/duty LPD in September 2013.

November was an exciting and busy month that included a five day port visit to New York City, New York — the ship's first visit back to New York since 2009. On the two day transit from Norfolk, Virginia to New York City, over 50 family and friends of the crew embarked for a Tiger Cruise, which gave the guests a small glimpse of what shipboard life entails. The five day port visit included numerous events and a large reception which was attended by the Secretary of the Navy, and numerous other foreign military leaders and distinguished guests.

December marked the ship's last few days in Norfolk, Virginia, and a new beginning at Naval Station Mayport, Florida. The first of three amphibious ships to execute the homeport shift to Mayport, the ship was met by a cheering crowd of family, friends, local businessmen, as well as representatives from the highest levels of military and civilian leadership.

2014
The year began following NEW YORK’s homeport shift from Norfolk, Virginia to Mayport, Florida in December, 2013. NEW YORK was the first of three ships in the IWO JIMA Amphibious Ready Group to make the homeport shift. She was later joined by USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) and USS FORT MCHENRY (LSD 43).

On February 14, Capt. Christopher W. Brunett relived Capt. Jon C. Kreitz as commanding officer. Once in command, Capt. Brunett successfully led New York in pre-deployment training exercises and preparations for INSURV inspection. The ship completed all training certifications, including engineering; supply management; damage control; amphibious warfare; seamanship; navigation; command, control, and communications; search and rescue; medical; and dental certifications on-time with passing marks.

In May, New York participated in Fleet Week Port Everglades, Florida. The ship provided guided tours to thousands of civilian guests and distinguished visitors. The crew also participated in many community relations projects and enjoyed liberty in Ft. Lauderdale. Following Fleet Week, New York conducted amphibious training and RQ-21A STUAS developmental testing as well as DLQ support to SOCOM units and a CNO Special RDT&E Project.

In June, just days after returning to Mayport, New York was surge-deployed with only 48 hours notice in support of national tasking to support a special operations task force in a classified high-priority counter-terrorism mission. Upon successful completion of the mission, the ship returned to homeport for a scheduled maintenance availability to prepare for the Iwo Jima ARG pre-deployment workups.

From August through October, as part o the Iwo Jima ARG, New York participated in ARG/MEU EX and COMPUTEX training exercises with the Iwo Jima ARG and the 24th MEU to ensure the ARG and MEU team was prepared for impending deployment. The ship and the other units passed all certification events, proving they were manned, equipped, trained, and ready to deploy.

On Dec. 11, 2014, New York Sailors bid farewell to their friends and families and pulled away from the pier to deploy to support maritime security operations and theatre security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and U.S. 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.

2017
On 11 September 2017, New York arrived off the Florida coast for Hurricane Irma relief, 16 years to the day after the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks.

2018
New York supported the reception night for the 23rd International Seapower Symposium at the Naval War College in Newport, RI in September 2018. In November, the ship supported Exercise Trident Juncture, a large scale NATO exercise involving more than 50,000 personnel, 65 ships, and 250 aircraft, including 14,000 American troops, a Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and an Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG).
 
source: US Navy
 
State of New York:
 
New York is a state in the Northeastern United States. New York was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that formed the United States. With an estimated 19.54 million residents in 2018, it is the fourth most populous state. To distinguish the state from the city in the state with the same name, it is sometimes called New York State.

The state's most populous city, New York City, makes up over 40% of the state's population. Two-thirds of the state's population lives in the New York metropolitan area, and nearly 40% lives on Long Island. The state and city were both named for the 17th century Duke of York, the future King James II of England. With an estimated population of 8.62 million in 2017, New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States. The New York metropolitan area is one of the most populous in the world. New York City is a global city, home to the United Nations Headquarters and has been described as the cultural, financial and media capital of the world, as well as the world's most economically powerful city. The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse, while the state capital is Albany.

The 27th largest U.S. state in land area, New York has a diverse geography. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the northwest. The southern part of the state is in the Atlantic coastal plain and includes Long Island and several smaller associated islands, as well as New York City and the lower Hudson River Valley. The large Upstate New York region comprises several ranges of the wider Appalachian Mountains, and the Adirondack Mountains in the Northeastern lobe of the state. Two major river valleys - the north-south Hudson River Valley and the east-west Mohawk River Valley - bisect these more mountainous regions. Western New York is considered part of the Great Lakes region and borders Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, and Niagara Falls. The central part of the state is dominated by the Finger Lakes, a popular vacation and tourist destination.

New York had been inhabited by tribes of Algonquian and Iroquoian-speaking Native Americans for several hundred years by the time the earliest Europeans came to New York. French colonists and Jesuit missionaries arrived southward from Montreal for trade and proselytizing. In 1609, the region was visited by Henry Hudson sailing for the Dutch East India Company. The Dutch built Fort Nassau in 1614 at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk rivers, where the present-day capital of Albany later developed. The Dutch soon also settled New Amsterdam and parts of the Hudson Valley, establishing the multicultural colony of New Netherland, a center of trade and immigration. England seized the colony from the Dutch in 1664. During the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), a group of colonists of the Province of New York attempted to take control of the British colony and eventually succeeded in establishing independence. In the 19th century, New York's development of access to the interior beginning with the Erie Canal, gave it incomparable advantages over other regions of the U.S. east-coast and built its political and cultural ascendancy.

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Shortly after 11 September 2001, Governor of New York George E. Pataki wrote a letter to Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England requesting that the Navy bestow the name "New York" on a surface warship involved in the Global War on Terrorism in honor of the victims of the September 11 attacks. In his letter, the Governor said he understood state names were reserved for submarines but asked for special consideration so the name could be given to a surface ship. The request was approved on 28 August 2002.

source: wikipedia
 
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