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Whidbey Island class dock landing ship
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The Whidbey Island class dock landing ship is a dock landing ship of the United States Navy. Introduced to fleet service in 1985, this class of ship features a massive well deck for the transport of four landing craft air cushion hovercraft for landing Marines.
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- Length: 609 feet (185.6 m)
- Beam: 84 feet (25.26 m)
- Fully Loaded Displacement: 15,939 tons (16,195 metric tons)
- Speed: 20+ knots
- Armament:
- 1 or 2 Mk 49 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers
- 2 Mk 15 Vulcan Phalanx
- 2 Mk 38 25 mm guns
- 6 M2 .50 cal machine guns
- Ship's Company: 22 officers, 391 enlisted
- Military Lift: 402 standard, 102 additional for surge
- Aircraft: Large helicopter platform aft, no hangar
- USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41) Little Creek, VA
- USS Germantown (LSD-42) San Diego, CA
- USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43) Little Creek, VA
- USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44) Little Creek, VA
- USS Comstock (LSD-45) San Diego, CA
- USS Tortuga (LSD-46) Sasebo, Japan
- USS Rushmore (LSD-47) San Diego, CA
- USS Ashland (LSD-48) Little Creek, VA
- US Navy Type Information
- Hutchinson, R. (2002) Jane's Warship Recognition Guide HarperCollins: London, New York.
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