"The U.S. 6th Fleet Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USSMountWhitney (LCC 20) departed Gaeta, Italy, October 18, 2023, to support U.S. operations in the eastern Mediterranean Sea," the 6th Fleet Command said in a statement.
According to military analysts who spoke to Pentapostagma, the sailing of this vessel in the area where the aircraft carrier Gerald Ford is already sailing, while the Eisenhower is soon to be found, may signal the US's preparation for large-scale military operations that will certainly include points beyond Palestine...
The USS Mount Whitney can receive, process and transmit large amounts of secure data from anywhere on earth over HF, UHF, VHF, SHF and EHF communication paths. This technology enables the Joint Intelligence Center and Joint Operations Center to collect and merge critical information while on the move. As the most advanced Command, Control, Communications, Computer and Intelligence (C4I) ship ever commissioned, USS Mount Whitney incorporates various elements of the most advanced C4I equipment and gives the Commander Joint Task Force aboard the ability to effectively command widely dispersed air land and sea units in an integrated manner.
The flagship of the US 6th Fleet USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company and named after the 14,505-foot peak in the Sierra-Nevada region of California. , the highest point in the southern continental United States. It is the first US Navy ship to bear this name.
USS Mount Whitney (MTW) serves as the Command Ship for the 6th Fleet and has a crew of 150 sailors, 12 officers and 150 merchant marines from the Military Sealift Command. The USS Mount Whitney was the first US Navy warship to permanently house women on board.
The USS Mount Whitney can remain afloat for 90 days and can carry supplies to support the emergency evacuation of 3,000 people. The ship produces 100,000 gallons of fresh water daily and carries over a million gallons of fuel, enough for a 16-knot round trip. For example a 35 day voyage from Norfolk, Virginia to Mozambique in the Indian Ocean. The total electrical output is 7,500 kilowatts, enough to power a small town.
