USS Harpers Ferry

The lead ship of her class, the Harpers Ferry, commissioned in 1995, carries the name of the historic West Virginia town—site of John Brown's 1859 raid that helped spark the Civil War. Modified from the standard Whidbey Island design with greater cargo capacity, she deployed to the Pacific Fleet and Western Pacific, supporting Marine amphibious operations throughout the Indo-Pacific. Harpers Ferry has always been a name associated with decisive, history-changing action.