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'''San Antonio-class''' [[Landing Platform Dock]]s are large [[amphibious warfare]] vessels of the U.S. Navy. They are the secondary aviation platform for an [[Amphibious Ready Group]], and the primary carriers for the large [[Landing Craft Air Cushion]] and [[Landing Craft Utility]]. Since the landing craft are slower and have a shorter range than helicopters and tilt-rotor transports, the LPD operates closer to shore than the primary aviation ship, the LHA or LHD. | '''San Antonio-class''' [[Landing Platform Dock]]s are large [[amphibious warfare]] vessels of the U.S. Navy. They are the secondary aviation platform for an [[Amphibious Ready Group]], and the primary carriers for the large [[Landing Craft Air Cushion]] and [[Landing Craft Utility]]. Since the landing craft are slower and have a shorter range than helicopters and tilt-rotor transports, the LPD operates closer to shore than the primary aviation ship, the [[LHA]] or [[LHD]]. | ||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
*Builder: Northrop Grumman Ships Systems, with Raytheon | *Builder: [[Northrop Grumman]] Ships Systems, with Raytheon and [[Intergraph]] | ||
*Propulsion: Four sequentially turbocharged marine Colt-Pielstick Diesels, two shafts, 41,600 shaft horsepower. | *Propulsion: Four sequentially turbocharged marine Colt-Pielstick Diesels, two shafts, 41,600 shaft horsepower. | ||
*Length: 684 feet (208.5 meters). | *Length: 684 feet (208.5 meters). | ||
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**Two [[Bushmaster II]] 30 mm Close in Guns, fore and aft | **Two [[Bushmaster II]] 30 mm Close in Guns, fore and aft | ||
**two [[RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile]] launchers, fore and aft | **two [[RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile]] launchers, fore and aft | ||
**ten .50 | **ten .50 caliber [[M2 machine gun]]s | ||
*Aircraft: Launch or land two CH53E Super Stallion helicopters or two MV-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft or up to four CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters, AH-1 or UH-1 helicopters. | *Aircraft: Launch or land two CH53E Super Stallion helicopters or two MV-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft or up to four CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters, AH-1 or UH-1 helicopters. | ||
*Landing/Attack Craft: Two LCACs or one LCU; and 14 Expeditionary Fighting Vehicles/Amphibious Assault Vehicles. | *Landing/Attack Craft: Two LCACs or one LCU; and 14 Expeditionary Fighting Vehicles/Amphibious Assault Vehicles. | ||
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*Anchorage (LPD 23), under construction | *Anchorage (LPD 23), under construction | ||
*Arlington (LPD 24), under construction | *Arlington (LPD 24), under construction | ||
*Somerset (LPD 25), under construction | *Somerset (LPD 25), under construction[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | ||
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 San Antonio-class Landing Platform Docks are large amphibious warfare vessels of the U.S. Navy. They are the secondary aviation platform for an Amphibious Ready Group, and the primary carriers for the large Landing Craft Air Cushion and Landing Craft Utility. Since the landing craft are slower and have a shorter range than helicopters and tilt-rotor transports, the LPD operates closer to shore than the primary aviation ship, the LHA or LHD. Characteristics
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