This thread is all about large Amphibious Assault vessels around the world. Their details, pictures, capabilities, and news regarding them.
US America Class LHA
US Wasp Class LHD
US Tarawa Class LHA
UK Ocean Class LPH
SKOR Dokdo Class LPH
In addition to the unprecedented development of aircraft carriers of all sorts around the globe...and this is happening in more countries than ever before with the US, the UK, France, Russia, Brazil, India, Japan, Spain, Italy, and Thailand all having active, commisioned aircraft carriers, and with China openly indicating their plans to do so in the near future...there is a less reported development of large Amphibious Assault vessels also being designed, developed and launched that is equally wide spread and equally important to the overall naval balance.
By large Amphibious Assault vessels, this thread is speaking of large ships, with large aircraft decks, that support hundreds of troops being able to be either air assaulted, amphibious assaulted, or both onto shore from out at sea.
For the purposes of this thread, this will be limited to the following types/classes of vessels:
LHD - Landing Helicopter Dock
LHA - Landing Helicopter Assault
LPH - Landing Platform Helicopter
LPD - Landing Platform Dock
LSD - Landing Ship Dock
LCC - Landing Command and Control
FRA Mistral Class LHD
PRC Yuzhao Class LPD
JPN Osumi Class LPD
NETH Rotterdam Class LPD
N ZEA Canterbury Class LPD
US San Antonio and Austin Class LPDs
In that regard, the following classes are currently operated by the following navies around the world to date...with more being developed as we speak:
LHD - Landing Helicopter Dock
USA - Wasp Class
FRA - Mistral Class
LHA - Landing Helicopter Assault
USA - Tarawa, America Classes
LPH - Landing Platform Helicopter
GBR - Ocean Class
FRA - Jeanne D'Arc Class
KOR - Dokdo Class
LCC - Landing Command and Control
USA - Blue Ridge Class
LPD - Landing Platform Dock
USA - San Antonio, Austin Classes
GBR - Albion Class
SPA - Galicia Class
NED - Rotterdam Class
CHN - Yuzhao (Type 71) Class
FRA - Foudre Class
NZL - Cantebury Class
IND - Jalashva Class
ITA - San Giorgio Class
JPN - Osumi Class
SIN - Endurance Class
LSD - Landing Ship Dock
USA - Harpers Ferry, Whidbey Island Classes
GBR - Bay Class
As a point of interest and reference, the following classes : LHA, LHD, LPD, and LHA are comprehensively documented by their specifications, history, and extensiveily with pictures of each at the following web site:
US America Class LHA
US Wasp Class LHD
US Tarawa Class LHA
UK Ocean Class LPH
SKOR Dokdo Class LPH
In addition to the unprecedented development of aircraft carriers of all sorts around the globe...and this is happening in more countries than ever before with the US, the UK, France, Russia, Brazil, India, Japan, Spain, Italy, and Thailand all having active, commisioned aircraft carriers, and with China openly indicating their plans to do so in the near future...there is a less reported development of large Amphibious Assault vessels also being designed, developed and launched that is equally wide spread and equally important to the overall naval balance.
By large Amphibious Assault vessels, this thread is speaking of large ships, with large aircraft decks, that support hundreds of troops being able to be either air assaulted, amphibious assaulted, or both onto shore from out at sea.
For the purposes of this thread, this will be limited to the following types/classes of vessels:
LHD - Landing Helicopter Dock
LHA - Landing Helicopter Assault
LPH - Landing Platform Helicopter
LPD - Landing Platform Dock
LSD - Landing Ship Dock
LCC - Landing Command and Control
FRA Mistral Class LHD
PRC Yuzhao Class LPD
JPN Osumi Class LPD
NETH Rotterdam Class LPD
N ZEA Canterbury Class LPD
US San Antonio and Austin Class LPDs
In that regard, the following classes are currently operated by the following navies around the world to date...with more being developed as we speak:
LHD - Landing Helicopter Dock
USA - Wasp Class
FRA - Mistral Class
LHA - Landing Helicopter Assault
USA - Tarawa, America Classes
LPH - Landing Platform Helicopter
GBR - Ocean Class
FRA - Jeanne D'Arc Class
KOR - Dokdo Class
LCC - Landing Command and Control
USA - Blue Ridge Class
LPD - Landing Platform Dock
USA - San Antonio, Austin Classes
GBR - Albion Class
SPA - Galicia Class
NED - Rotterdam Class
CHN - Yuzhao (Type 71) Class
FRA - Foudre Class
NZL - Cantebury Class
IND - Jalashva Class
ITA - San Giorgio Class
JPN - Osumi Class
SIN - Endurance Class
LSD - Landing Ship Dock
USA - Harpers Ferry, Whidbey Island Classes
GBR - Bay Class
As a point of interest and reference, the following classes : LHA, LHD, LPD, and LHA are comprehensively documented by their specifications, history, and extensiveily with pictures of each at the following web site:
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