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Fort Fisher 1972

Ships

No	Name	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate
LSD36	Anchorage	1151	Ingalls, Pascagoula	13.3.1967	5.5.1968	15.3.1969	stricken 3.2004
LSD37	Portland	11	General Dynamics, Quincy	21.9.1967	20.12.1969	3.10.1970	stricken 3.2004
LSD38	Pensacola	12	General Dynamics, Quincy	12.3.1969	11.7.1970	27.3.1971	to Taiwan 9.1999 (旭海 [Shiu Hai])
LSD39	Mount Vernon	13	General Dynamics, Quincy	29.1.1970	17.4.1971	13.5.1972	stricken 3.2004
LSD40	Fort Fisher	14	General Dynamics, Quincy	15.7.1970	22.4.1972	9.12.1972	stricken 2.1998

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	8600
Displacement full, t	13700
Length, m	168.7
Breadth, m	25.6
Draught, m	5.60
No of shafts	2
Machinery	LSD36: 2 sets De Laval geared steam turbines, 2 Combustion Engineering boilers LSD37-40: 2 sets De Laval geared steam turbines, 2 Foster Wheeler boilers
Power, h. p.	24000
Max speed, kts	20
Fuel, t	oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	14800(12)
Armament	4 x 2 - 76/50 Mk 33, helicopter deck
Military load	376 troops, 3 LCU or 9 LCM(8) or 50 LVT, (1 LCPL, 1 LCVP) or 4 LCPL
Electronic equipment	LN-66, SPS-10, SPS-40, Mk 35, SPG-50 radars, WLR-1 ECM suite
Complement	397

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Project history

The construction of these ships showed, in effect, that the LPD could not quite combine all the capabilities required by the Amphibious Force. Five were built under the FY65 (one), FY66 (three) and FY67 (one) programme. Like their Thomaston class predecessors, they have a removable helicopter deck, no helicopter maintenance facilities, and limited troop space (375 men). The 131.1x15.2m well deck accommodates three LCU or nine LCM (8) or about fifty LVT, also there is 1115m² vehicle parking space. Later ships of Anchorage class can carry 3 LCAC.

Modernizations

1977, all: - 1 x 2 - 76/50, Mk 35, SPG-50 radars

late 1980s, all: - 1 x 2 - 76/50; + 2 x 6 - 20/76 Mk 15 Phalanx, 2x Mk 90 radars, SLQ-32(v)1 ECM suite, 4x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL

1993-1994, all: - 2 x 2 - 76/50; + 2 x 1 - 25/75 Mk 38 Bushmaster, 6 x 1 - 12.7/90, SLQ-25 torpedo decoy

1990s, Anchorage, Pensacola, Mount Vernon, Fort Fisher: - SPS-10 radar; + SPS-64, SPS-67 radars

1990s, Portland: - SPS-10 radar; + SPS-67, SPS-73 radars

Naval service

No significant events.