Main Engine light off in First Ship of LPD 17 Class
NAVSEA Newsroom
Release Date: 7/19/2004
By Naval Sea Systems Command, Office of Public Affairs
AVONDALE, La. - A significant event recently occurred for the first of the LPD 17 class ships, the USS future San Antonio. Two of the four Colt Pielstick Main Propulsion Diesel Engines were started on 11 and 12 July at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Avondale Division.
Main Engine Light Off is a great waypoint on the challenging road of designing, building and testing a new ship class. San Antonio's light off is particularly significant due to several Navy first-of-kind Propulsion, Damage Control and Auxiliary Systems - Water Mist and HFP firefighting systems, titanium fireman and Auxiliary Sea Water systems, and the Navy's newest advanced Engineering Control System operating across a robust fiber optic cable plant. This is a huge step forward for the lead ship.
Four other LPD 17 class ships are also under construction. New Orleans (LPD 18) and Mesa Verde (LPD 19) will launch this fall at Avondale and Pascagoula, Miss., respectively. Green Bay (LPD 20) keel was laid in the fall of 2003 at Avondale.
The New York (LPD 21) is also under construction at Avondale and the ceremonial keel laying will occur in September 2004. Over 20,000 tons of salvaged steel from the World Trade Center was used to cast the bow stem.
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