Encyclopedia > Austin class amphibious transport dock
The Austin class of amphibious transport dock followed the Raleigh class and was followed by the San Antonio and Cleveland classes. Note that some sources consider Cleveland and later ships to be a part of the Austin class, but the Naval Vessel Registry lists them as a separate class.
General Characteristics
Unit cost: US$235_419 million
Power plant: Two boilers, two steam turbines, two shafts, 24,000 shaft horsepower (17.9 MW)
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An amphibioustransportdock (LPD) is a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions.
Amphibioustransportdocks perform the mission of amphibioustransports[?], amphibious cargo ships[?], and the older LPDs by incorporating both a flight deck and a well deck that can be ballasted and deballasted to support landing craft or amphibious vehicles.
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