Amphibious transport dock

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An amphibious transport dock (also called a landing platform dock or LPD) is an amphibious assault ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions. The United States Navy operates several of this type of ship; their helicopters, vertical take-off and landing aircraft, and air-cushion or conventional landing craft support of the United States Marine Corps's "vertical envelopment" assault doctrine. The ships are generally designed to transport troops into a war zone by sea, primarily using landing craft, although invariably they will also have a limited airborne capability.

Amphibious transport docks perform the mission of amphibious transports, amphibious cargo ships, and the older LPDs by incorporating both a flight deck and a well deck that can be ballasted and deballasted to support landing craft or amphibious vehicles.

LPD Classes

In Service

United States Navy

• San Antonio
• Austin
• Trenton

• Albion

• Foudre
• Ouragan

• San Giorgio (L9892)
• San Marco (L9893)
• San Giusto (L9894)

• Endurance

• Galicia (Same design as Dutch Rotterdam)

• HNLMS Rotterdam (L800)

• Osumi class landing ship tank

*Osumi

*Shimokita

*Kunisaki

Decommissioned

United States Navy

• Raleigh

Royal Navy

• Fearless

See also: Landing Platform, Helicopter, List of amphibious warfare ships

 

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