New Orleans (LPH 11) - Naval Cruise Book

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The first NEW OR- LEANS, a 3,430 ton cruiser, was placed in commission on March 18, 1898. She served with distinction in both the Spanish-American and First World Wars and remained on the active duty list until 1920. The second NEW OR- LEANS CCA-327 was a 10,000 ton cruiser commissioned in 1934. The ship operated in the Atlantic Ocean until 1936 when she was assigned to the Pacific Fleet. Surviving the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the NEW ORLEANS went on to participate in a total of seven- teen engagements in the Pa- cific Theater during World War II. She was decommissioned in 1946.

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W. The Amphibious Assault Ship NEW ORLEANS CLPH- 111 is named after the city of New Orleans and the two bat- tles of New Orleans, one in the War of 1812, and the other dur- ing the Civil War. She is the third United States Ship to bear the name NEW ORLEANS. heritage

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The city of New Orleans, a major sea and river port on the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico, has played an impor- tant rolein America's history since it's earliest days. The battle of New Orleans, in the War of 1812, witnessed the de- feat of a large British- amphibi- ous expedition by the delaying tactics of a small fleet of gun- boats and two sloops under the command of Commodore Dan- iel T. Patterson. This delaying action enabled the forces of Andrew Jackson to select a desirable downriver defense and await the arrival of needed reinforcements. The New Or- leans victory preserved U.S. national honor, self respect and prestige at home and abroad. New Orleans again played a major role in American Mili- tary history during the Civil War. When Farragut's fleet passed the forts guarding New Orleans on April 24, 1862, to capture New Orleans, the fate of the Confederacy was sealed, assuring that the United States would not be divided.