Amphibious transport dock

The interior configuration of the United States Navy's San Antonio class amphibious transport dock. These features are common to most LPDs.

An amphibious transport dock (also called a landing platform dock or LPD) 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 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

HMS Bulwark, an Albion class landing platform dock of the Royal Navy.

In Service

•  People's Republic of China
  • Type-071 (Yuzhao) class

•  France
  • Foudre class

•  India
  • INS Jalashva (ex USS Trenton)

•  Indonesia
  • Tanjung Dalpele class
  • Makassar class

•  Italy
  • San Giorgio class

•  Japan
  • Ōsumi class

•  Netherlands
  • Rotterdam class

•  Singapore
  • Endurance class

•  Spain
  • Galicia class (Same design as Dutch Rotterdam)

•  United Kingdom
  • Albion class
  • Bay class (Based on the design of the Dutch Rotterdam class)

•  United States
  • San Antonio class
  • Cleveland class
  • Austin class

Decommissioned

•  France
  • Ouragan class

•  United Kingdom
  • Fearless class

•  United States
  • Raleigh class
  • Trenton class

See also

• Landing Platform, Helicopter
• Amphibious warfare ship
• List of amphibious warfare ships
• Dock landing ship

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