LCC20 Mount Whitney (JCC20)

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Photo 1
Author: Ship Hunters collection
Location: (BE) Zeebrugge
Date: 02/07/2010
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Author: Ship Hunters collection
Location: (BE) Zeebrugge
Date: 02/07/2010
Administrative data Technical data
name: LCC20 Mount Whitney (JCC20)
commissioned: 1971
flag: United States
dimensions: 189.70 x 32.90 x 8.80 m
type: "Blue Ridge" class joint command ship / amphibious command ship
specs: crew: 268 officers, 1,173 enlisted
troops: 209
aviation: 1 helicopter deck but no hangar
speed: 21.00 kn
former name(s): new name(s):
No known former names No known new names
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Extra info:
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.
Converted? This vessel has not been converted.
Museum? No
Decommissioned? This vessel was still active on 01/08/2019
Scrapping? Not scrapped on 01/08/2019.
Severely damaged? No