Only two vessels of this class were ever built: the USS Blue Ridge and USS Mount Whitney. -Despite their age, these ships continue to serve due to upgrades provided by the Extended Service Life ...

Subsequently, both ships became fleet flagships. USS Blue Ridge became the Seventh Fleet command ship in 1979, and USS Mount Whitney became the Second Fleet command ship in 1981, and the Sixth ...

The crew of the US 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff hit a 48-year historic landmark by surpassing the ship's underway record, marking 65 days of continuous ...

The USS Blue Ridge has returned to central Vietnam, a half-century after taking part in the final phase of the U.S. war in Vietnam.