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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
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
A landing operation is a military
action during which a landing force, usually utilizing landing craft, is transferred to land with the purpose of power projection ashore. With the proliferation of aircraft, a landing may refer to amphibious 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 ship Amphibious cargo ships were U.S. Navy ships designed specifically to carry troops, heavy equipment and supplies in support of amphibious assaults, and to provide naval gunfire support during those assaults. A total of 108 of these ships were built ...
s, and the older dock landing ships (LSD) 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 United States Marine Corps are looking to the LPD to be the basis of their new LX(R)
The LX(R) class (formerly LSD(X) class) is a class of amphibious warfare ships under development for the United States Navy, to be contracted from 2020, as a replacement for the current and dock landing ships.
The LX(R) is expected to enter s ...
program to replace their LSDs.
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* 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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