US Navy – Amphibious Ships (LPD, LSD, LST) – Smartencyclopedia

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An amphibious assault ship is a type of amphibious warfare ship employed to land and support ground forces on enemy territory by an amphibious assault.

*Landing Platform, Dock – LPD | Landing Ship, Dock – LSD | Landing Ship, Tank – LST

San Antonio class Amphibious Transport Dock Ship / LPD

	INFO – San Antonio class Amphibious Transport Dock Ship / LPD
	LPD 17 USS San Antonio (2006) LPD 18 USS New Orleans (2007) LPD 19 USS Mesa Verde (2007) LPD 20 USS Green Bay (2009) LPD 21 USS New York (2009) LPD 22 USS San Diego (2012) LPD 23 USS Anchorage (2013) LPD 24 USS Arlington (2013) LPD 25 USS Somerset (2014) LPD 26 USS John P. Murtha (2016) LPD 27 USS Portland (2017) LPD 28 USS Fort Lauderdale (?) LPD 29 USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (?)
	Flight II ships LPD 30 USS Harrisburg (?) On August 2, 2018, the U.S. Navy and Huntington Ingalls (HII) signed a contract for long lead items for LPD 30, the first of the 13-ship more affordable San Antonio – Flight II class. The contract was for US$165.5M. The cost goal is for US$1.64B for the first ship, and $1.4B for subsequent ships.

Austin class Amphibious Transport Dock Ship / LPD

INFO – Austin class Amphibious Transport Dock / LPD

LPD 4 USS Austin (1965)
LPD 5 USS Ogden (1965)
LPD 6 USS Duluth (1965)

LPD 7 USS Cleveland (1967)
LPD 8 USS Dubuque (1967)
LPD 9 USS Denver (1968)
LPD 10 USS Juneau (1969)
LPD 11 USS Coronado (1970)
LPD 12 USS Shreveport (1970)
LPD 13 USS Nashville (1970)

LPD 14 USS Trenton (1971)
LPD 15 USS Ponce (1971)

Note that some sources consider Cleveland and Trenton ships to be a part of the Austin class, but other sources list them as a separate class

Raleigh class Amphibious Transport Dock Ship / LPD

	INFO – Raleigh class Amphibious Transport Dock / LPD
	LPD 1 USS Raleigh (1962) LPD 2 USS Vancouver (1963) LPD 3 USS La Salle (1964)

Harpers Ferry class Dock Landing Ship / LSD

	INFO – Harpers Ferry class Dock Landing Ship / LSD
	LSD 49 USS Harpers Ferry (1995) LSD 50 USS Carter Hall (1995) LSD 51 USS Oak Hill (1996) LSD 52 USS Pearl Harbor (1998)

Whidbey Island class Dock Landing Ship / LSD

	INFO – Whidbey Island class Dock Landing Ship / LSD
	LSD 41 USS Whidbey Island (1985) LSD 42 USS Germantown (1986) LSD 43 USS Fort McHenry (1987) LSD 44 USS Gunston Hall (1989) LSD 45 USS Comstock (1990) LSD 46 USS Tortuga (1990) LSD 47 USS Rushmore (1991) LSD 48 USS Ashland (1992)

Anchorage class Dock Landing Ship / LSD

	INFO – Anchorage class Dock Landing Ship / LSD
	LSD 36 USS Anchorage (1969) LSD 37 USS Portland (1970) LSD 38 USS Pensacola (1971) LSD 39 USS Mount Vernon (1972) LSD 40 USS Fort Fisher (1972)

Thomaston class Dock Landing Ship / LSD

	INFO – Thomaston class Dock Landing Ship / LSD
	LSD 28 USS Thomaston (1954) LSD 29 USS Plymouth Rock (1954) LSD 30 USS Fort Snelling (1955) LSD 31 USS Point Defiance (1955) LSD 32 USS Spiegel Grove (1956) LSD 33 USS Alamo (1956) LSD 34 USS Hermitage (1956) LSD 35 USS Monticello (1957)

Casa Grande class Dock Landing Ship / LSD

INFO Casa Grande class Dock Landing Ship / LSD

LSD 13 USS Casa Grande (1944)
LSD 14 USS Rushmore (1944)
LSD 15 USS Shadwell (1944)
LSD 16 USS Cabildo (1945)
LSD 17 USS Catamount (1945)
LSD 18 USS Colonial (1945)
LSD 19 USS Comstock (1945)
LSD 20 USS Donner (1945)
LSD 21 USS Fort Mandan (1945)
LSD 22 USS Fort Marion (1946)
LSD 23 USS Fort Snelling (completed as Taurus / T-AK 273)
LSD 24 USS Point Defiance (cancelled)
LSD 25 USS San Marcos (1945)
LSD 26 USS Tortuga (1945)
LSD 27 USS Whetstone (1946)

Newport class Tank Landing Ship / LST

INFO – Newport class Tank Landing Ship / LST

LST 1179 USS Newport (1969)
LST 1180 USS Manitowoc (1970)
LST 1181 USS Sumter (1970)
LST 1182 USS Fresno (1969)
LST 1183 USS Peoria (1970)
LST 1184 USS Frederick (1970)
LST 1185 USS Schenectady (1970)
LST 1186 USS Cayuga (1970)
LST 1187 USS Tuscaloosa (1970)
LST 1188 USS Saginaw (1971)
LST 1189 USS San Bernardino (1971)
LST 1190 USS Boulder (1971)
LST 1191 USS Racine (1971)
LST 1192 USS Spartanburg County (1971)
LST 1193 USS Fairfax County (1971)
LST 1194 USS La Moure County (1971)
LST 1195 USS Barbour County (1972)
LST 1196 USS Harlan County (1972)
LST 1197 USS Barnstable County (1972)
LST 1198 USS Bristol County (1972)

De Soto County class Tank Landing Ship / LST

	INFO – De Soto County class Tank Landing Ship / LST
	LST 1171 USS De Soto County (1958) LST 1173 USS Suffolk County (1957) LST 1174 USS Grant County (1957) LST 1175 USS York County (1957) LST 1176 USS Graham County (1958) LST 1177 USS Lorain County (1958) LST 1178 USS Wood County (1959)

Terrebonne Parish class Tank Landing Ship / LST

INFO – Terrebonne Parish class Tank Landing Ship / LST

LST 1156 USS Terrebonne Parish (1952)
LST 1157 USS Terrell County (1953)
LST 1158 USS Tioga County (1953)
LST 1159 USS Tom Green County (1953)
LST 1160 USS Traverse County (1953)
LST 1161 USS Vernon County (1953)
LST 1162 USS Wahkiakum County (1953)
LST 1163 USS Waldo County (1953)
LST 1164 USS Walworth County (1953)
LST 1165 USS Washoe County (1953)
LST 1166 USS Washtenaw County (1954)
LST 1167 USS Westchester County (1954)
LST 1168 USS Wexford County (1954)
LST 1169 USS Whitfield County (1954)
LST 1170 USS Windham County (1954)

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