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LCC20 Mount Whitney |
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| name: LCC20 Mount Whitney built: 1971 call sign: N/A IMO nr: N/A flag: USA last update: 10/07/2010 |
dimensions: 190.00 x 33.00 x 8.80m type: "Blue Ridge" class joint command ship aviation: 1 helicopter deck but no hangar speed: 21.00 kn crew: 716+ 253 flag troops: 209 |
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| Very large command ship, originally built as amphibious command ship but now employed as fleet/joint expeditionary force command ship. The Navy now refers to this ship as "LCC/JCC", indicating "Joint Command Ship".
She is one of the only 2 ships to be designed initially for an amphibious command ship role. Earlier amphibious command ships lacked sufficient speed to keep up with a 20-knot amphibious force. |
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