Dock landing ship
As a landing ship ( English Dock Landing Ship ) is a warship designated operating within an amphibious naval unit and whose task it is, amphibious vehicles and their crews to carry and optionally use. The ship classifications for dock landing ships are LSD or LPD for ships with a helicopter platform.
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The dock landing ships of the United States Navy are part of an Amphibious Ready Group , each consisting of an LHD, an LPD and an LSD. A Marine Expeditionary Unit of the United States Marine Corps is distributed among these three ships .
The job of a dock landing ship is to drop infantry and heavy equipment at a specific point on the coast. This is mainly carried out by LCAC hovercraft, of which a dock landing ship, depending on the class, can transport two or four in a well deck . The ship also has repair and supply facilities for LCACs and conventional landing craft. The US Navy is planning a new class of dock landing ships based on a modified version of the San Antonio class .
Whidbey Island class
The first ship of the Whidbey Island class was built as the successor to the older Anchorage class and entered service on February 9, 1985. Eight ships of this class have been built since then.
| number | Surname | year | home port |
|---|---|---|---|
| LSD-41 | USS Whidbey Island | 1985 | Little Creek |
| LSD-42 | USS Germantown | 1986 | San Diego |
| LSD-43 | USS Fort McHenry | 1987 | Little Creek |
| LSD-44 | USS Gunston Hall | 1989 | Little Creek |
| LSD-45 | USS Comstock | 1990 | San Diego |
| LSD-46 | USS Tortuga | 1990 | Sasebo |
| LSD-47 | USS Rushmore | 1991 | San Diego |
| LSD-48 | USS Ashland | 1992 | Little Creek |
Harpers Ferry class
The first Harpers Ferry class ship entered service on January 7, 1995 . Ships of this class are freight variants of the Whidbey Island class and can transport two LCACs less in their well deck , but have a greater freight capacity of land vehicles and equipment.
| number | Surname | year | home port |
|---|---|---|---|
| LSD-49 | USS Harper's Ferry | 1995 | Sasebo |
| LSD-50 | USS Carter Hall | 1995 | Little Creek |
| LSD-51 | USS Oak Hill | 1996 | Little Creek |
| LSD-52 | USS Pearl Harbor | 1998 | San Diego |
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The LSD of the Royal Navy are part of an Amphibious Task Group (ATG) , which usually also includes a helicopter carrier. Your job is to drop troops and heavy equipment on a coast. This is mainly done with conventional landing craft. Motorized pontoons , the Mexeflotes, are also available for the LSD .
Bay class
The LSD of the Bay class were in 2000 as a substitute for landing ships of the Round Table class ordered. They are a supplement to the LPD of the Albion class and always operate with them in association, as they have neither their own command facilities nor permanently installed weapon systems. Each ship offers regular space for up to 356 soldiers, at short notice for up to 850. In addition, up to 24 20-foot or twelve 40-foot ISO containers with food or technical equipment can be taken on board. Up to 150 light trucks or 24 Challenger 2 tanks can be transported on the vehicle decks.
Each LSD can carry one heavy and two light landing craft in the well deck. In addition, each LSD has two Mexeflotes attached to the side of the ship. These are motorized pontoons with which soldiers and equipment can be brought ashore and a temporary dock can be set up in a short time. The helicopter deck offers space to use two Merlin EH-101 or CH-47 Chinooks at the same time and to park a third one. The helicopters can be refueled, serviced and repaired on deck. There is no fixed hangar, but it can be retrofitted at any time.
The Royal Australian Navy acquired RFA Largs Bay in 2011 and renamed it HMAS Choules .
| number | Surname | year | home port |
|---|---|---|---|
| L3007 | RFA Lyme Bay | 2007 | Marchwood |
| L3008 | RFA Mounts Bay | 2006 | Marchwood |
| L3009 | RFA Cardigan Bay | 2007 | Marchwood |
French Navy
The French Navy had two Foudre-class LPDs that entered service between 1990 and 1998. You were involved in numerous missions, especially on the West African coast (Operation Corymbe). The type ship Foudre was sold to the Chilean Navy in 2011. The sister ship Siroco was sold to the Brazilian Navy in 2015.
Chilean Navy
The Chilean Navy has a Foudre-class LPD, which was purchased by the French Navy in 2011.
| number | Surname | year | home port |
|---|---|---|---|
| LSDH-91 | Sargento Aldea (ex-Foudre) | 1990 | Talcahuano |
Dutch Navy
The Dutch Navy has two Rotterdam class LPDs . The ships are currently the backbone of the amphibious forces in the Netherlands .
| number | Surname | year | home port |
|---|---|---|---|
| L800 | Zr. Ms. Rotterdam | 1998 | NN |
| L801 | Zr. Ms. Johan de Witt | 2007 | NN |
The Australian Navy has two Canberra-class LPDs built in Spain from 2009. The ships are to replace the HMAS Tobruk and one of the Kanimbla class ships .
| number | Surname | year | home port |
|---|---|---|---|
| L02 | HMAS Canberra | Launched 2011, in service: 2014 | NN |
| L01 | HMAS Adelaide | Launched in 2012, in service: planned for 2016 | NN |
In addition, a recently built bay class ship , the RFA Largs Bay , was bought by the UK in 2011 .
| number | Surname | year | home port |
|---|---|---|---|
| L100 | HMAS Choules | 2011 (commissioning) | NN |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Foudre ( Memento from January 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) at netmarine (French)
- ↑ Siroco ( Memento from July 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) at netmarine (French)