LCC20 FACTS

Question 1

Ships Mission

Answer 1

MOUNT WHITNEY serves as the flagship for Commander, Sixth Fleet/Commander, Joint Command Lisbon and NATO Strike Force, and has a combined U.S. Navy and Civilian Mariner complement of 300 personnel. MOUNT WHITNEY can receive process and transmit large amounts of secure data from any point on earth through HF, UHF, VHF, SHF, and EHF communications paths. This technology enables the Joint Intelligence Center and Joint Operations Center to gather and fuse critical information while on the move. As the most sophisticated Command, Control, Communications, Computer, and Intelligence (C4I) ship ever commissioned, MOUNT WHITNEY incorporates various elements of the most advanced C4I equipment and gives the embarked Joint Task Force Commander the capability to effectively command widely dispersed air, ground, and maritime units in an integrated fashion.

Question 2

carries enough food to feed the crew

Answer 2

90 days

Question 3

ship has two boilers and two geared turbines that can produce

Answer 3

22,000 horsepower (16,405 killowatts) for a top speed of 23 knots

Question 4

The ships displacement is

Answer 4

19,000 tons fully loaded.

Question 5

Its length is

Answer 5

640 feet (195 meters) at the waterline, beam is 108 feet (33 meters), and draft is 30.5 feet (9 meters) fully loaded.

Question 6

The keel was laid

Answer 6

January 8, 1969, launched on January 8, 1970 and was commissioned on January 16, 1971.

Question 7

USS MOUNT WHITNEY is named for the

Answer 7

14,505 foot (4,421 meter) peak in the Sierra-Nevada mountain range in California

Question 8

MTW AOR

Answer 8

Sixth Fleet: Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Baltic Sea

Question 9

Commanding Officer

Answer 9

Captain Mark Colombo is the ship’s 27th Commanding Officer.