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 List of Related HomePages for USS GEORGE CLYMER APA 27
USS Harpers Ferry - LSD 49: The USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) is the first of four new cargo variants to the Whidbey Island class of amphibious assault ships.
USS San Antonio - LPD 17: Amphibious warfare vessels deliver ground forces to enemy shores, Along with the equipment they require to gain a foothold and push inland.
USS San Marcos - LSD 25: Amphibious warfare vessels deliver ground forces to enemy shores, Along with the equipment they require to gain a foothold and push inland.
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 San Antonio
San Antonio also has no shortage of establishments offering Texas style barbecue, and for the truly intrepid barbecue aficionado, a day trip to some of the more renowned barbecue pits and smokehouses of Central Texas is both necessary and easily manageable.
According to the 2000 census, San Antonio is the 9th largest city in the United States and the third largest in Texas.
Henry Cisneros was the mayor of San Antonio from 1981 to 1989.
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 LPD-17 San Antonio
USS San Antonio (LPD 17) achieved a major construction milestone in August 2002, when the 105th of its 210 units was erected at the Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Avondale shipyard in New Orleans.
San Antonio was just a small village in Mexico's northern province of Texas when it became the site of a crucial battle in the struggle for Texas' independence.
Today San Antonio is one of America's unique cities with its rich blend of Hispanic and Anglo cultures.
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 LPD 22
Designed to fight, the San Antonio Classwarfighting capabilities include a state-of-the-art command and control suite, substantially increased vehicle lift capacity, a large flight deck, and advanced ship survivability features that enhance its ability to operate in the unforgiving littoral environment.
The San Antonio Class is the functional replacement for four Classes of less capable amphibious ships equipped with 1970's and early 1980's technology, including its predecessor, the USS Austin (LPD-4) Class.
The multi-mission San Antonio Class is designed and engineered to operate either as a critical part of a group, or alone, operating forward, in hostile waters.
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 LPD 17 USS San Antonio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
San Antonio's historical charm and grace are preserved in the Alamo and its other Spanish missions, in its historic neighborhoods and in the world famous River Walk.
San Antonio, with a population of more than 1.14 million, is the eighth largest city in the United States.
The San Antonio is the first ship to have two of these masts installed, and they were the largest composite material structures every landed on a Navy ship.
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 Hutchison Capitol Comment - USS San Antonio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
In the next two years, the officers and crew of the USS San Antonio will be able to stake their claim to a place in naval history as well.
The primary task of the USS San Antonio, which will be commissioned in 2005, is to ferry troops and weapons on short notice.
Whatever adventures lie ahead for the USS San Antonio and its crews, we know they will serve with the same distinction that their forbearers did in the city for which the ship is forever named.
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 MySA.com: Metro | State
USS San Antonio rite to be in Ingleside
The USS San Antonio, christened more than a year ago during a festive ceremony in New Orleans, will officially join the fleet after the commissioning.
Jim Berg, co-chairman of the USS San Antonio Commissioning Committee, served with a battle group that included the Cleveland when he was a Marine helicopter pilot in 1969 during the Vietnam War.
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 San Antonio Achieves 50 Percent Completion Milestone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
San Antonio achieved a major construction milestone, passing the fifty percent completion point.
The mission of the San Antonio Class is to transport the US Marine Corps "mobility triad" — that is, Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAAVs), air-cushioned landing craft (LCAC), and the MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft — to trouble spots around the world.
Construction of the first ship, the San Antonio (LPD 17), began in June 2000 and is scheduled for delivery to the Navy in the spring of 2003.
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 SAILORS & MARINERS LEAGUE: Navy's New Transport Ship Full Of Problems
In its assessment of the USS San Antonio, the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey found a dizzying array of safety deficiencies throughout the ship, the first in a new class designed to ferry Marines and their weapons into battle.
But the San Antonio was deemed "an incomplete ship," missing everything from deck drains to berthing compartment sprinkler systems and fire extinguishers, according to the report.
The San Antonio is the Navy's first ship designed to be less visible on enemy radar screens, although the report said that cost cuts forced the Navy to eliminate some of the ship's radar-evading traits.
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Avondale Industries, Inc., in Avondale, La., is being awarded a $641,370,625 cost-plus-award-fee contract for detail design, integration and construction of the next generation of amphibious transport dock ship, USS San Antonio (LPD 17), with options for construction of LPD 18 and LPD 19.
USS San Antonio and its follow-on ships are models of the Navy's ongoing efforts in acquisition reform.
The USS San Antonio will be the most highly technical and advanced amphibious ship ever built.
www.dcmilitary.com /navy/seaservices/archives/archives/ss_award1219.html   (242 words)

  
 MySA.com: Military
The inspectors predicted the San Antonio "will be plagued by electrical/electronic cable plant installation deficiencies throughout its entire service life" if corrective work isn't done.
San Antonio, though, was deemed "an incomplete ship," missing everything from deck drains to berthing compartment sprinkler systems and fire extinguishers, the Navy Board of Inspection and Survey said.
Designed entirely on computer, the San Antonio was to be the first of 12 amphibious transport dock ships built under a $16 billion program.
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 LPD-17 SAN ANTONIO Class
The SAN ANTONIO (LPD 17) Class of amphibious transport dock ships represents the Navy and Marine Corps' future in amphibious warfare, and is one of the cornerstones in the strategic plan known as "Forward...from the sea".
The multi-mission San Antonio class will be the first ships designed to accommodate all three elements of the Marine Corps’ "mobility triad," the new tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey aircraft, the advanced amphibious assault vehicle (AAAV), and the landing craft air cushion (LCAC).
By mid-2002 the Pre-Commissioning crew was slated to join the LPD-17 San Antonio in October 2003, and delivery to the Navy is scheduled for November 2004 [as opposed to the previous schedule of September 2003].
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 Military
USS San Antonio (to be commissioned in Summer 2005)
From 1845 to 1879, Army facilities located in San Antonio, to include the Alamo, were known as "the military post San Antonio." The oldest military installation in the city, Fort Sam Houston, was completed in 1879.
In 1890, the installation was named for General Sam Houston, hero of the Battle of San Jacinto and the commander of the Army of the Republic of Texas.
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 Fact Sheet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
USS San Antonio, currently under construction at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems' shipyard in Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Ms., is the first amphibious transport dock of the twelve-ship San Antonio class.
San Antonio will be used to transport and land Marines, their equipment and supplies by embarked air cushion or conventional landing craft or Expeditionary Fighting Vehicles, augmented by helicopters or vertical take off and landing aircraft.
Dates: San Antonio was christened July 19, 2003, by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas.
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 Jobs San Antonio Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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 Senator Hutchison -- Press Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
As the most advanced amphibious assault ship ever built, the USS San Antonio will help ensure our sailors have the equipment and the technology necessary to successfully complete their mission and return home safely,” said Sen. Hutchison, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Military Construction Subcommittee.
The USS San Antonio is the first of 12 planned amphibious assault ships in this class and will replace the older LPD 4 class.
The honoree attends all christening events with the sponsor and serves as a backup should she be unable to fulfill her official duties.
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 USS San Antonio (LPD 17) has undergone initial Sea Trials   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
USS San Antonio (LPD 17) on Sea Trials in the Gulf of Mexico
The first ship of class, the USS San Antonio (LPD 17) set sale into the Gulf of Mexico on April 29, 2005, to undergo sea trials and returned on May 3, 2005.
The USS San Antoino is the first in a class of twelve vessels.
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 San Antonio
San Antonio is also the industrial, commercial, and financial center of a large agricultural area.
San Antonio was one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities.
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 Headlines/Breaking News from San Antonio Business Journal - bizjournals.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
San Antonio Mayor Howard Peak is preparing to run what he hopes is his best play.
A San Antonio advertising agency is part of a three-firm team that has been awarded a $36 million contract by the state of Texas.
San Antonio is the 14th fastest-growing high-tech city in the United States, according to a report released by the Nasdaq stock market and AeA (previously known as the American Electronics Association).
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And this July, the first ship of the newest amphibious class of ship that proudly bears the name USS San Antonio will be commissioned with one of Texas' own leaders, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, serving as one of the ship's sponsors.
The San Antonio will serve as a world wide deployable symbol of our nation's resolve and the great tradition of military service and support of the city of San Antonio, Texas.
I know that you will all be very proud of the men and women of the USS San Antonio and all of those who serve.
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 Category:San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ships - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 San Antonio Chief Petty Officers' Association, SACPOA welcomes all Navy Chief Petty Officers
We are committed to uniting the Naval Communities in and around the San Antonio area.
The San Antonio CPOA firmly believes that fellowship within the Chief's Community is one of the essential keys to the success of the Navy Team.
The San Antonio, Texas Chief Petty Officers' Association (CPOA) is a non-profit organization.
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 Greater Central Texas Council of the Navy League of the United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
USS Austin (LPD-4), our city's namesake ship, has been adopted and receives support from the Council.
USS San Antonio (LPD-17) will be commissioned at Ingleside, Texas in October 2005 and in 2006 will replace USS Austin in the fleet as USS Austin will be retired after over 40 years of service.
Participation on the Commissioning Committee of the USS Texas (SSN-775) is ongoing with a commissioning ceremony targeted for Galveston, Texas in March 2006.
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