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Artisi's conception of the San Antonio Class LPD of whihc the U.S.S. New York will be one.

The Landing Platform Dock 17, San Antonio Class, is the latest class of amphibious force ship for the United States Navy. The mission of the San Antonio Class is to transport the US Marine Corps "mobility triad" – that is, Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAAVs), air-cushioned landing craft (LCAC) and the MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft – to trouble spots around the world. Construction of the first ship of 12, the San Antonio (LPD 17), began in June 2000. It was christened in July 2003 and will commission in 2005. The second ship, New Orleans (LPD 18) began construction in March 2002 and will be delivered in 2005. The third, Mesa Verde (LPD 19), began construction in August 2002. The fourth will be USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and the fifth USS New York (LPD 21). Construction of USS New York is scheduled to begin in June 2003 and will include steel salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center, as a memorial to those who lost their lives in New York on September 11, 2001.

They really should call the USS New York, the USS City of New York, because other classes of ships, currently SSBNs are named after states and their could be some confusion, Soon to be attack submarines of the Virginia class as well. (The Connecticut is also the second and last of the Seawolf class, although the "Jimmy Carter" is of the same basic design, modified for spec. ops). Of course attack submarines were previously named after cities, with the Los Angeles being the lead ship of her class. The Corpus Christi is actually the City of Corpus Christi, as some objected to a warship being called the "Body of Christ".