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margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Naval_Shipyard" title="Philadelphia Naval Shipyard">Philadelphia Naval Shipyard</a> - LCC 19</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Newport_News_Shipbuilding" title="Newport News Shipbuilding">Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.</a> - LCC 20</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Operators</td><td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">In commission</td><td>1970 - Present</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Planned</td><td>3</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Completed</td><td>2</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Cancelled</td><td>1</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Active</td><td>2</td></tr> <tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">General characteristics</th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Displacement</td><td>18,874 long tons (19,176.89 metric tons) full load</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Length</td><td>634 ft (193 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Beam</td><td>108 ft (33 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Draft</td><td>26 ft 9 in (8.15 m) full load</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Propulsion</td><td>Two boilers, one geared turbine, one shaft; 22,000 hp (16,000 kW)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Speed</td><td>23 kn (26 mph; 43 km/h)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Range</td><td>13,000 nmi (24,000 km; 15,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Complement</td><td>720 enlisted, 23 officers</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Aircraft carried</td><td>All helicopters except the <a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_CH-53_Sea_Stallion" title="Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion">CH-53 Sea Stallion</a> can be carried</td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>The <b><i>Blue Ridge</i> class</b> is the first and only class of <a href="/wiki/Amphibious_command_ships" class="mw-redirect" title="Amphibious command ships">amphibious command and control ships</a> to be specifically designed as such from the <a href="/wiki/Keel" title="Keel">keel</a> up. </p><p>The <i>Blue Ridge</i> class resulted from almost seven years of planning and construction work. Under the designation <a href="/wiki/Ship_Characteristics_Board" title="Ship Characteristics Board">SCB-248 (later SCB-400.65)</a>, the hull of the <a href="/wiki/Iwo_Jima-class_amphibious_assault_ship" title="Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship"><i>Iwo Jima</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Amphibious_assault_ship" title="Amphibious assault ship">amphibious assault ship</a> was used as the basis of the design due to the flight deck's ability to distance antennas to minimize interference between the ships' multiple communications systems and to the deck's ability to act as a <a href="/wiki/Ground_plane" title="Ground plane">ground plane</a>; the LPH island was replaced with a small centralized superstructure.<sup id="cite_ref-Friedman2002_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Friedman2002-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As designed, the <i>Blue Ridge</i> class was capable of supporting the staff of both the Commander of an Amphibious Task Force and the staff of the Commanding General of the Landing Force. The ships were the most advanced joint amphibious command-and-control centers constructed at the time, due to their advanced computer systems, extensive communications package and modern surveillance and detection systems.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Welcome_Aboard_USS_Blue_Ridge_(LCC-19)_1971_page_09_of_10.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Welcome_Aboard_USS_Blue_Ridge_%28LCC-19%29_1971_page_09_of_10.jpg/220px-Welcome_Aboard_USS_Blue_Ridge_%28LCC-19%29_1971_page_09_of_10.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="311" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Welcome_Aboard_USS_Blue_Ridge_%28LCC-19%29_1971_page_09_of_10.jpg/330px-Welcome_Aboard_USS_Blue_Ridge_%28LCC-19%29_1971_page_09_of_10.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Welcome_Aboard_USS_Blue_Ridge_%28LCC-19%29_1971_page_09_of_10.jpg/440px-Welcome_Aboard_USS_Blue_Ridge_%28LCC-19%29_1971_page_09_of_10.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2478" data-file-height="3505" /></a><figcaption>Original specifications</figcaption></figure> <p>At the time of their commissionings, the ships of the <i>Blue Ridge</i> class had the distinction of carrying the world's most sophisticated electronics suites, thirty percent larger than that of the <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_carrier" title="Aircraft carrier">aircraft carrier</a> <a href="/wiki/USS_John_F._Kennedy_(CV-67)" title="USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)">USS <i>John F. Kennedy</i></a>, which had been the most complex. They were fitted with a "main battery" of computers, communications gear, and other electronic facilities to fulfill their mission as command ships. An advanced communications system was also an integral part of the ships' radical new design. Through an automated patch panel and computer controlled switching matrix her crew could use any combination of communication equipment desired.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> US Navy long-range communications were heavily reliant on <a href="/wiki/High_frequency" title="High frequency">high frequency</a> radio systems in the 1970s and have evolved to predominantly satellite communications in the 2000s. This was illustrated by the <a href="/wiki/Longwire_antenna" class="mw-redirect" title="Longwire antenna">long wire antennas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Discone_antenna" title="Discone antenna">discone antennas</a>, and directional HF <a href="/wiki/Yagi-Uda_antenna" class="mw-redirect" title="Yagi-Uda antenna">yagi</a> or <a href="/wiki/Log-periodic_antenna" title="Log-periodic antenna">log-periodic antenna</a> initially installed on the class and later removed and replaced with a number of satellite communications antennas. </p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Blue_Ridge_transiting_the_Strait_of_Magellan,_file_08_of_10.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Blue_Ridge_transiting_the_Strait_of_Magellan%2C_file_08_of_10.jpg/170px-Blue_Ridge_transiting_the_Strait_of_Magellan%2C_file_08_of_10.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Blue_Ridge_transiting_the_Strait_of_Magellan%2C_file_08_of_10.jpg/255px-Blue_Ridge_transiting_the_Strait_of_Magellan%2C_file_08_of_10.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Blue_Ridge_transiting_the_Strait_of_Magellan%2C_file_08_of_10.jpg/340px-Blue_Ridge_transiting_the_Strait_of_Magellan%2C_file_08_of_10.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3297" data-file-height="3297" /></a><figcaption>Discone and log-periodic antennas on the <i>Blue Ridge</i> in 1971</figcaption></figure> <p>Besides small arms, the <i>Blue Ridge</i> class was initially armed with two twin Mark 33 <a href="/wiki/3%22/50_caliber_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="3"/50 caliber gun">3"/50 caliber guns</a> at commissioning, though they have since been removed. They also carried two Mark 25 launchers and electronics for the <a href="/wiki/RIM-7_Sea_Sparrow" title="RIM-7 Sea Sparrow">Basic Point Defense Missile System</a> (BPDMS) which was added sometime in the 1970s and removed in the 1990s. Two 20 mm <a href="/wiki/Phalanx_CIWS" title="Phalanx CIWS">Phalanx CIWS</a> systems were added in the 1980s for point defense. In recent years they have also carried <a href="/wiki/Mark_38_25_mm_Machine_Gun_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark 38 25 mm Machine Gun System">Mk 38</a> 25 mm <a href="/wiki/M242_Bushmaster#Naval" title="M242 Bushmaster">Bushmaster</a> cannons. </p><p>The <i>Blue Ridge</i> class consists of two ships. Originally six were requested, three were planned, and only two were built.<sup id="cite_ref-Friedman2002a_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Friedman2002a-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ships_in_class">Ships in class</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blue_Ridge-class_command_ship&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Ships in class"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="sortable wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Hull Number </th> <th>Builder </th> <th>Ordered </th> <th>Laid Down </th> <th>Launched </th> <th>Commissioned </th> <th>Status </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/USS_Blue_Ridge_(LCC-19)" title="USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)"><i>Blue Ridge</i></a> </td> <td>LCC-19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Naval_Shipyard" title="Philadelphia Naval Shipyard">Philadelphia Naval Shipyard</a> </td> <td>31 December 1964 </td> <td>27 February 1967 </td> <td>4 January 1969 </td> <td>14 November 1970 </td> <td>Active in service </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/USS_Mount_Whitney" title="USS Mount Whitney"><i>Mount Whitney</i></a> </td> <td>LCC-20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_Newport_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Northrop Grumman Newport News">Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company</a> </td> <td>10 August 1966 </td> <td>8 January 1969 </td> <td>8 January 1970 </td> <td>16 January 1971 </td> <td>Active in service </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Blue_Ridge-class_command_ship&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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Illustrated Design Histories. Naval Institute Press. pp. 428–429. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-55750-250-1" title="Special:BookSources/1-55750-250-1"><bdi>1-55750-250-1</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Ford</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;">Surface combatants</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Freedom-class_littoral_combat_ship" title="Freedom-class littoral combat ship"><i>Freedom</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence-class_littoral_combat_ship" title="Independence-class littoral combat ship"><i>Independence</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer" title="Arleigh Burke-class destroyer"><i>Arleigh Burke</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zumwalt-class_destroyer" title="Zumwalt-class destroyer"><i>Zumwalt</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ticonderoga-class_cruiser" title="Ticonderoga-class cruiser"><i>Ticonderoga</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constellation-class_frigate" title="Constellation-class frigate"><i><b>Constellation</b></i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_amphibious_warfare_ships" title="List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships">Amphibious warfare</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio-class_amphibious_transport_dock" title="San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock"><i>San Antonio</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whidbey_Island-class_dock_landing_ship" title="Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship"><i>Whidbey Island</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harpers_Ferry-class_dock_landing_ship" title="Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship"><i>Harpers Ferry</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wasp-class_amphibious_assault_ship" title="Wasp-class amphibious assault ship"><i>Wasp</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/America-class_amphibious_assault_ship" title="America-class amphibious assault ship"><i>America</i></a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>Blue Ridge</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Expeditionary_Transfer_Dock" title="Expeditionary Transfer Dock"><i>Lewis B. Puller</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_submarines_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of submarines of the United States Navy">Submarines</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles-class_submarine" title="Los Angeles-class submarine"><i>Los Angeles</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seawolf-class_submarine" title="Seawolf-class submarine"><i>Seawolf</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia-class_submarine" title="Virginia-class submarine"><i>Virginia</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio-class_submarine" title="Ohio-class submarine"><i>Ohio</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia-class_submarine" title="Columbia-class submarine"><i><b>Columbia</b></i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avenger-class_mine_countermeasures_ship" title="Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship"><i>Avenger</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emory_S._Land-class_submarine_tender" title="Emory S. 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