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Peace Elmo And Ribbons BowUSS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) United States Navy amphibious warfare command vessel For other ships with the same name, see USS Blue Ridge. USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) is the lead ship of the two Blue Ridge-class amphibious command ships of the United States Navy, and is the third Navy ship named after the Blue Ridge Mountains, a range of mountains in the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States. Quick facts History, United States ... USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) in 2012 History United States Name Blue Ridge Namesake Blue Ridge Mountains Ordered 31 December 1964 Builder Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Laid down 27 February 1967 Launched 4 January 1969 Sponsored by Mrs. Gretchen Thompson-Byrd Commissioned 14 November 1970[1]… (Source: Wikipedia)
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