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Albion-class landing platform docklarger figure on 0 of 2
San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock
Measured figures
Length
Single source176 m (577 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Albion-class landing platform dock | San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock |
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| Power | 2 × Wärtsilä Vasa 16V 32E diesel generators 2 × Wärtsilä Vasa 4R 32E diesel generators[source] | Four sequentially turbocharged marine Colt-Pielstick diesel engines , two shafts, 41,600 shp[source] |
| Name | Albion class[source] | — |
| Builders | BAE Systems Marine[source] | Avondale Shipyard (before 2014) Ingalls Shipbuilding (after 2014)[source] |
| Operators | Royal Navy Brazilian Navy[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
684 ft (208 m)[source]
Range
Single source8,000 miles (7,000 nmi; 13,000 km)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
United States Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Fearless class[source] | Austin -class amphibious transport dock Newport -class tank landing ship Charleston -class amphibious cargo ship Whidbey Island -class dock landing ship[source] |
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| Succeeded by | ATS-class amphibious warfare ship (planned)[source] | — |
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| Cost | £ 225 million per unit[source] | $1.602 billion (avg. for class, FY2012) $2.021 billion (last ship, FY2012)[source] |
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| Built | 2000–present[source] |
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| In commission | 2003–2025 (Royal Navy) 2026 (Brazilian Navy)[source] | 2006–present[source] |
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| Active | 13[source] |
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| Type | Landing platform dock[source] | Amphibious transport dock[source] |
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| Propulsion | GE power conversion full electric propulsion system, 2 × motors and drives Bow thruster[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 4 × LCU MK10 4 × LCVP MK5[source] | 2 × LCACs (air cushion) or 1 × LCU (conventional); and 14 × Amphibious Assault Vehicles[source] |
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| Capacity | 67 vehicles[source] | — |
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| Troops | 405 Royal Marines (710 overload)[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 2 × Type 1007/8 I-band radars 1 × Type 996 E/F band radar 1 × Type 997 E/F-band radar (from 2011)[source] | AN/SPS-48 G, AN/SPQ-9 B[source] |
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| Armament | 2 × 20mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × 20mm GAM-BO1 cannon 4 × General purpose machine guns[source] | 2 × Bushmaster II close-in-guns 2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers 2 × 8 cell Mark 41 Vertical Launching System for quad-packed ESSMs (not fitted) Several twin M2 Browning machine gun turrets[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Two landing spots for helicopters up-to the size of a Chinook .[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | United States[source] United States[source] |
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| Landing craft carried | 4 × LCU MK10 4 × LCVP MK5[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained | 2 × LCACs (air cushion) or 1 × LCU (conventional); and 14 × Amphibious Assault Vehicles[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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| Troop capacity | 405 Royal Marines (710 overload)[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained | Landing force: 66 officers, and 633 enlisted troops[source]Embarked landing force; officers and enlisted troops retained separately, no computed total |
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| Planned | — | 26 (13 for Flight I and 13 for Flight II)[source] |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — | 13[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | AN/SLQ-32[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | Launch or land up to two MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft simultaneously with room to place four MV-22s on the flight deck and one in the hangar deck[source] |
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