List of Landing Ship/Platform Dock classes (L)

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Amphibious Ships

LST Landing Ship, Tank: Built by hundreds during WWII with the main feature of bow doors and beaching capability to carry and deliver tanks and vehicles shore-to-shore . Only in 1969 a new concept was introduced with the Newport class: In order to gain a sustained speed of 20 knots the traditional bow doors were replaced by a ramp operated over the bow and supported by twin derrick arms.

LSD Landing Ship, Dock: Introduced during WWII to carry landing craft which would them be launched directly from the ships well-deck or dock: a water-side site at which ships tie up in order to discharge and take in smaller crafts and amphibious vehicles expeditiously. Modern LSD docks are big enough to accomodate several Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) vehicles.

LPD Amphibious Transport Dock (sometimes called Landing Platform Dock): Introduced after the Korean War combining the capabilities of ship classes APA (troops transport), AKA (cargo ship) and LSDs. They transport and land troops and vehicles ashore with their landing crafts and helicopters. British Fearless class usage during the Falklands/Malvinas war is a classic example.

Assault Carriers : LPH, LHA, LHD: Flat top decks which carry and land troops mainly using helicopters. Some classes also have a dock combining the LPD capabilities. They could also operate V/STOL aircraft (like the Harrier) in the support role.

Listed separately are Helicopters Carriers ( Non Amphibious Ships ) as Flat top decks which carry helicopters but normally not landing troops.



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1943 US Ashland class
1944         usa Casa Grande class
1954                 usa Thomaston class
1969                         usa Anchorage class
1985                                 usa Whidbey Island class
1995                                         usa Harpers Ferry class
1943 UK LST(3) class
1949         india Magar class
1943 US LST-491 class
1960 FR Argens (mod) class
1962 US Raleigh class
1965         usa Austin class
2006                 usa San Antonio class
1964 UK Round Table class
1981         australia Modified Round Table class
1987         india Magar (1987) class
1965 UK Fearless class
2003         united kingdom Albion class
1965 FR Ouragan class
1990         france Foudre class
1969 US Newport class
1972 JP Atsumi class
1975         japan Miura class
1974 RU Ropucha class
1974 FR Batral class
1978 CN Type 072 (Yukan) class
1992         china Type 072III (Yuting I) class
1993         china Type 072II (Yuting) class
2003         china Type 072A (Yuting II) class
1984 DZ Kalaat Beni class
1987 IT San Giorgio class
1987 TH Normed class
1988 FR Bougainville class
1994 GR Jason class
1998 ES Galicia Class
1998         netherlands Rotterdam class
2005                 netherlands Improved Rotterdam class
2006                         united kingdom Bay class
1998 JP Osumi class
2000 SG Endurance class
2007 CN Type 071 Yuzhao class
2007 NZ Canterbury class
2007 ID Makassar class
2017 US Lewis B Puller Class







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