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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
File:LCVP III in Hr.Ms. Rotterdam.JPG, The well deck of
File:Aboard HNLMS Johan De Witt (L 801).jpg, Aviation hangar of the ''Rotterdam''-class HNLMS ''Johan de Witt''
File:USSJuneausternflood.JPG, Stern of ballasted for amphibious operations
File:Siroco2.jpeg, The open well deck of the
File:USS San Antonio AAV02.jpg, The well deck of
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
Expeditionary warfare is a military invasion of a foreign territory, especially away from established bases. Expeditionary forces were in part the antecedent of the modern concept of rapid deployment forces. Traditionally, expeditionary forces we ...
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 dock landing ships (LSD) by incorporating both a flight deck and a well deck
In traditional nautical use, well decks were decks lower than decks fore and aft, usually at the main deck level, so that breaks appear in the main deck profile, as opposed to a flush deck profile. The term goes back to the days of sail. Late-2 ...
that can be ballasted and deballasted to support landing craft or amphibious vehicle
An amphibious vehicle (or simply amphibian) is a vehicle that works both on land and on or under water. Amphibious vehicles include amphibious Amphibious cycle, bicycles, Amphibious ATV, ATVs, Amphibious automobile, cars, Duckboats, buses, truc ...
s. 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 United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest Displacement (ship), displacement, at 4.5 millio ...
, the newer class of LPD has succeeded the older classes of LSDs, and both the Navy and United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines or simply the Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for conducting expeditionar ...
are looking to the LPD to be the basis of their new LX(R) program to replace their LSDs.
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See also
* Amphibious warfare ship * Dock landing ship * Landing Platform Helicopter * List of amphibious warfare ships * List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships ยง Landing Platform Dock (LPD)References
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