Amphibious transport dock


An amphibious transport dock, also called a landing platform/dock, is an amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions. Several navies currently operate this kind of ship. The ships are generally designed to transport troops into a war zone by sea, primarily using landing craft, although invariably they also have the capability to operate transport helicopters.
Amphibious transport docks perform the mission of amphibious transports, amphibious cargo ships, and the older LSDs by incorporating both a flight deck and a well deck that can be ballasted and deballasted to support landing craft or amphibious vehicles. The main difference between LSDs and LPDs is that while both have helicopter landing decks, the LPD also has hangar facilities for protection and maintenance. In the United States Navy, the newer class of LPD has succeeded the older classes of LSDs, and both the Navy and U.S. Marine Corps are looking to the LPD to be the basis of their new LX program to replace their LSDs.

LPD classes

CountryClassIn serviceCommissionedLengthBeamDraftDisplacement NoteImage
Kalaat Béni Abbès120159,000
Bahia1201612,000Ex-Siroco sold to Brazil Navy in 2015, renamed Bahia.
Sargento Aldea1201112,000Ex-Foudre sold to Chile Navy in 2011, renamed Sargento Aldea.
Type 071 6200725,000
Jalashwa1200716,600Ex-USS Trenton sold to the Indian Navy in 2007, renamed INS Jalashwa.
4200711,394
319877,650
7,980
3199814,000
2199712,750
16,800
2on order11,394
2201611,583
420008,500
2199813,815
Angthong120128,500
2200319,560
11200624,900

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