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San Antonio 2008

Ships

No	Name	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate
LPD17	San Antonio	2484	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Avondale	9.12.2000	12.7.2003	14.1.2006	in service (2019)
LPD18	New Orleans	2485	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Avondale	14.10.2002	11.12.2004	5.3.2007	in service (2019)
LPD19	Mesa Verde	2486	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Ingalls, Pascagoula	25.2.2003	20.11.2004	15.12.2007	in service (2019)
LPD20	Green Bay	2487	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Avondale	7.8.2003	11.8.2006	24.1.2009	in service (2019)
LPD21	New York	2488	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Avondale	30.8.2004	19.12.2007	7.11.2009	in service (2019)
LPD22	San Diego	2631	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Ingalls, Pascagoula	23.5.2007	7.5.2010	19.5.2012	in service (2019)
LPD23	Anchorage	2635	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Avondale	24.9.2007	12.2.2011	4.5.2013	in service (2019)
LPD24	Arlington	2665	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Ingalls, Pascagoula	26.5.2008	23.11.2010	8.2.2013	in service (2019)
LPD25	Somerset	2606	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Avondale	11.12.2009	14.4.2012	1.3.2014	in service (2019)
LPD26	John P. Murtha	2614	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Ingalls, Pascagoula	6.2.2012	30.10.2014	11.8.2016	in service (2019)
LPD27	Portland	2617	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Ingalls, Pascagoula	20.5.2013	13.2.2016	14.12.2017	in service (2019)
LPD28	Fort Lauderdale		Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Ingalls, Pascagoula	13.10.2017	2020	2022	building (2019)
LPD29	Richard M. McCool Jr.		Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Ingalls, Pascagoula	2019	2022	2024	awarded (2019)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	19208
Displacement full, t	25300
Length, m	200.00 wl 208.5 oa
Breadth, m	31.9
Draught, m	7.01
No of shafts	2
Machinery	4 Colt-Pielstick 16PC2.5 STC diesels
Power, h. p.	41600
Max speed, kts	22
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	8000(18)
Armament	2 x 21 RAM SAM (42 RIM-116A), 2 x 1 - 30/80 Mk 46 Mod. 2, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 - 4 tiltrotors or helicopters (2 CH-53E or 4 AH-1/UH-1 or 4 CH-46E or 2 MV-22B)
Military load	2 LCAC or 1 LCU or 4 LCM(8) or 20 LVTP, 2 LCPL, 1 LCVP, 700 troops, vehicles
Electronic equipment	2x SPS-73, SPS-48E, SPQ-9B radars, IRST, Mk 46 E/O directors, SLQ-32(v)2 ECM suite, 2x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL, 2x Mk 53 Nulka decoy RL, SLQ-49 decoy launcher, SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy, SLX-1 torpedo defence system, ICDS, JMCIS, GCCSM, NTCSS, AADS KSQ-1, CEC USG-2 CCS
Complement	364

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Project history

The class replaced the LKAs, LPDs, LSD36 class and Newport class LSTs. Intended for 40-years service. The docking well is about the size (75x20m) of that on the LPD4 class and can accommodate 2 LCAC or 1 LCU and 14 amphibious assault vehicles. The two-part stern gate covers an opening 23.8m wide by 10.7m high. There are two spots for helicopters of up to CH-53E size. Three AH-1Z or four CH-46E or one CH-53E or two MH-22 can be accommodated in hangar, ship can also support AV-8B Harrier VSTOL attackers. Cargo vilume is 963m³ with 2323m² of vehicle space on three decks and 708m³ of palletized ammunition cargo space. Ship can also has 1007m³ cargo ammunition magazines and 1196m³ tanks for JP-5 aviation fuel and 38m³ for cargo gasoline. Medical facilities include 24 beds, two operating rooms and space for additional 100 casualties. The hull is shaped to reduce radar cross-section, which is said to be 1% of that of the LPD4. Can carry two 7m and one 11m RIB-type ship's boats, can also additionally carry two special forces RIBs.

All have ACDS (Advanced Combat Direction System) Block I, JMCIS (Joint Maritime Command Information System), KSQ-1 AADS amphibious assault direction system, Mk 2 Ship Self-Defence System (SSDS), Global Command Control System Maritime (GCCSM), Naval Tactical Command Support System (NTCSS), and the Integrated Combat Direction System (ICDS).

Modernizations

future: + MFEW ECM suite

Naval service

No significant events.