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Who was SHOUP named after? - Answer✔️✔️-General David M. Shoup, 22nd
Commandant of the Marine Corps
What was General Shoup famous for? - Answer✔️✔️-Battle of Tarawa, 20-23 November
1943
Battle of Tarawa - Answer✔️✔️-Fought 20-23 November 1943. Part of the Gilbert and
Marshall Islands campaign in the Pacific Theater in WWII. The first large amphibious
assault that was met with serious opposition.
How long did General Shoup live? - Answer✔️✔️-1904-1983
What medals did General Shoup have? - Answer✔️✔️-Medal of Honor, 2 Legions of Merit
with a "V" device, a British Distinguished Service Order medal, and a Purple Heart
When was SHOUP commissioned? - Answer✔️✔️-22 June 2002
How long is SHOUP? - Answer✔️✔️-509 ft
What is SHOUP's beam? - Answer✔️✔️-66 ft
What is SHOUP's displacement? - Answer✔️✔️-8,300 tons
What is SHOUP's draft? - Answer✔️✔️-32.5 ft
Max height above waterline - Answer✔️✔️-122 ft
Hawspipe to centerline - Answer✔️✔️-180 ft
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Propulsion - Answer✔️✔️-4 LM 2500 Gas Turbine Modules, 3 AL9140RF Gas Turbine
Generators, 2 shafts, 2 rudders
What is CRP? - Answer✔️✔️-Controllable Pitch Propeller- allows the ship to maneuver
forwards and backwards without stopping the MRG and changing directions of the shaft.
MRG and shafting - Answer✔️✔️-Main reduction gear and shafting: reduces the rotating
speed of the LM2500 GTE to a speed suitable for turning the ships propellers
Purpose of MRG - Answer✔️✔️-The MRG converts the high speed, low torque input of
the GTM to a low speed, high torque output for the shafting and propeller. Rated at
50,000 horsepower per MRG
Administrative COC - Answer✔️✔️-POTUS- Honorable Donald Trump
SECDEV- Acting is Mr. Christopher Miller
SECNAV- Honorable Kenneth Braithwaite
(Echelon 1) CNO- Admiral Michael M. Gilday
(Echelon 2) US Pacific Fleet
(Echelon 3) COMNAVSURFPAC
(Echelon 4) DESRON 9- CAPT Elaine Collins
(Echelon 5) USS SHOUP
Operational COC - Answer✔️✔️-POTUS
SECDEV
Unified Combatant Commander (UCC) US INDOPACOM
Service Component Commander (SCC) US Pacific Fleet
Fleet- 3rd Fleet
Group- CSG 11
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