Amphibious transport dock

The interior configuration of the United States Navy's Template:Sclass shows features common to most LPDs

An amphibious transport dock, also called a landing platform dock (LPD),<ref name="LPD RN">Template:Cite web</ref> is an amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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 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.<ref name="gs">Template:Cite web</ref> 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) program to replace their LSDs.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

LPD classes

Country	Class	In Template:Shy	Template:Shy	Length	Beam	Draft	Template:Shy (mt)	Note	Image
Template:ALG	Kalaat Béni Abbès	1	2015	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	9,000	Improved San Giorgio-class built in Italy.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Template:AUS	Choules	1	2011	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	16,160	Ex-British Largs Bay (L3006) sold to Australian Navy in 2011, renamed Choules (L100).
Template:BRA	Bahia	1	2016	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	12,000	Ex-French Siroco (L9012) sold to Brazil Navy in 2015, renamed Bahia (G40).
Template:CHL	Sargento Aldea	1	2011	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	12,000	Ex-French Foudre (L9011) sold to Chile Navy in 2011, renamed Sargento Aldea (LSDH-91).
Template:CHN	Type 071 (Yuzhao)	8	2007	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	25,000
Template:IND	Jalashwa	1	2007	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	16,600	Ex-USS Trenton (LPD-14) sold to the Indian Navy in 2007, renamed INS Jalashwa (L41).
Template:INA	Template:Sclass	5	2007	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	11,394	Designed by Daesun Template:Shy & Engineering Co., first two units were built in South Korea.
Template:ITA	Template:Sclass	3	1987	Template:Convert	Template:Convert		7,650 (San Giorgio and San Marco) 7,980 (San Giusto)
Template:JPN	Template:Sclass	3	1998	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	14,000
Template:MYA	Template:Sclass	1	2019	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	11,394	UMS Moattama, built in South Korea.
Template:NED	Template:Sclass	2	1997	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	12,750 (RD) 16,800 (JW)
Template:PER	Template:Sclass	2	2018Template:Wbr<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	11,394	Built in Peru.
Template:PHI	Template:Sclass	4	2016Template:Wbr<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	11,583	Subclass of the Makassar-class built in Indonesia.
Template:QAT	Template:Ship	1	fitting out	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	9,000	Improved San Giorgio-class built in Italy.
Template:SIN	Template:Sclass	4	2000	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	8,500
Template:ESP	Template:Sclass	2	1998	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	13,815
Template:TWN	Template:Sclass	1	2021	Template:Convert<ref name="yushan">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Convert<ref name="yushan"/>	Template:Convert<ref name="yushan"/>	10,600Template:Wbr<ref name="yushan"/>
Template:THA	Angthong	1	2012	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	8,500	Based on the Endurance-class, built in Singapore.
	Chang	1	2023	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	22,000	Export version of the Chinese Type 071 amphibious transport dock.
Template:GBR	Template:Sclass	2	2003	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	19,560
	Template:Sclass2	3	2007	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	16,160
Template:USA	Template:Sclass	12	2006	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	25,300

Decommissioned

Country	Class	Out of service	Template:Shy	Length	Beam	Draft	Template:Shy (mt)	Note	Image
Template:FRA	Template:Sclass	2	1963–2007	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	8,500
	Template:Sclass	1	1988–2008	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	4,870
	Template:Sclass	2	1990–2015	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	12,000	Sold to Chile and Brazil.
Template:USA	Template:Sclass	3	1962–2005	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	13,818	USS La Salle (LPD-3) converted from Landing Platform Dock to Auxiliary Flagship and redesignated as USS La Salle (AGF-3) in 1972.	File:Dedalo (R01) USS Raleigh (LPD-1) and USS Saipan (LHA-2) at Rota 1982.JPEG
	Template:Sclass	3	1965–2007	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	16,914		File:120828-N-YG591-126.jpg
	Austin (Cleveland subclass)	7	1967–2014	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	16,914	Some sources consider Cleveland (seven built) to be a part of the Austin class. USS Coronado (LPD-11) converted from Landing Platform Dock to Auxiliary Flagship and redesignated as USS Coronado (AGF-11) in 1980.	File:USS Cleveland LPD-7.jpg
	Austin (Trenton subclass)	2	1971–2017	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	16,914	Some sources consider Trenton (two built) ships to be a part of the Austin class. Ex-USS Trenton (LPD-14) sold to the Indian Navy and in active service with Indian Navy. USS Ponce (LPD-15) converted (AFSB(I)-15).	File:USS Trenton LPD-14 fleetweek2004.jpg
Template:INA	Template:Ship	1	2003-2007	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	11,394	Converted to a hospital ship in 2007, renamed KRI Dr Soeharso (990).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	File:015BANGGA.jpg
Template:UK	Fearless	2	1965-2002	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	16,950	Scrapped between 2002 and 2008. HMS Ocean provided amphibious cover until the two ships of the Albion class were available.	File:HMS Fearless (L10) off North Carolina 1996.JPEG

Gallery

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  The well deck of Template:HNLMS
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  Aviation hangar of the Rotterdam-class HNLMS Johan de Witt
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  Stern of Template:USS ballasted for amphibious operations
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  The open well deck of the Template:Ship
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  The well deck of Template:USS

See also

• Amphibious warfare ship
• Dock landing ship
• Landing Platform Helicopter
• List of amphibious warfare ships
• List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships § Landing Platform Dock (LPD)