Amphibious transport dock

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

An amphibious transport dock, also called a landing platform/dock (LPD), is an amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions.^[1] 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

Stern of the USS Juneau deballasted for amphibious operations

LCAC entering the stern of the USS Essex

 People's Republic of China

• Type-071 (Yuzhao) class

 France

• Foudre class
• Ouragan class (decommissioned)

 India

• INS Jalashva (ex USS Trenton)

 Indonesia

• Tanjung Dalpele class
• Makassar class

 Italy

• San Giorgio class

 Japan

• Ōsumi class

 Netherlands

• Rotterdam class

 Singapore/ Thailand

• Endurance class

 Spain

• Galicia class

 United Kingdom

• Albion class
• Fearless class (decommissioned)

 United States

• San Antonio class
• Cleveland class
• Austin class
• Raleigh class (decommissioned)

See also

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

References