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BAmphibious assault ships
At a glance
Anchorage-class dock landing shiplarger figure on 0 of 2
TCG Anadolularger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source553 ft (169 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Anchorage-class dock landing ship | TCG Anadolu |
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| Power | 2 × geared steam turbines 2 × boilers, 600 psi 2 shafts, 24,000 shp (18,000 kW) total[source] | 5 × 8,000 kW (11,000 hp ) Navantia Man Diesel Generators 2 × 11 MW (15,000 hp) Siemens SiPOD 2 × 1,500 kW (2,000 hp) bow thrusters[source] |
| Operators | United States Navy Republic of China Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Thomaston -class dock landing ship[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Whidbey Island -class dock landing ship[source] | — |
| Built | 1967–1972 |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
232 m (761 ft 2 in)[source]
officers, 340 enlisted
Single source18 officers, 340 enlisted[source]
371 naval officers and seamen, 50 naval aviation personnel, 50 hospital personnel, 550-700 amphibious marines, others
Single source1223 (371 naval officers and seamen, 50 naval aviation personnel, 50 hospital personnel, 550-700 amphibious marines, others)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| In commission | 1969– Present[source] | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | 1 (Taiwan)[source] | — |
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| Type | Dock landing ship[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 3 × LCACs Or 3 × LCUs Or 9 × LCMs[source] | 6 xType LCVP[source] |
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| Troops | 330[source] | — |
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| Armament | 4 × twin 3"/50 caliber gun (removed in 1980) 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × Mk-38 chain guns 4 × .50 cal machine guns[source] | 1 × RAM 2 × Phalanx CIWS 5 × 25 mm Aselsan SMASH 200/25 RCWS 4 × 12.7 mm Aselsan STAMP RCWS[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Ingalls Shipbuilding[source] | — |
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| Landing craft carried | 3 × LCACs Or 3 × LCUs Or 9 × LCMs[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained | — |
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| Troop capacity | 330[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained | — |
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| Name | — | Anadolu[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Anatolia[source] |
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| Ordered | — | 1 June 2015[source] |
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| Builder | — | Sedef Shipbuilding, Inc.[source] |
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| Cost | — | Over $1 billion [1][source] |
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| Laid down | — | 7 February 2018[source] |
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| Launched | — | 30 April 2019[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 10 April 2023[source] |
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| Identification | — | Pennant number : L-400[source] |
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| Status | — | In active service[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Anadolu class (modified Juan Carlos I -class ) drone carrier - amphibious assault ship[source] |
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| Depth | — | 27.5 m (90 ft 3 in)[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 50 days, 30 days without replenishment[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 46 Altay tanks 77 light vehicles[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | SMART-S Mk.2 S-band 3D radar , SPN-720 Naval Precision Approach Radar, GENESIS-ADVENT Combat Management System, IRST , IFF , TDL , VMF , SATCOM , LWR , DDS , Torpedo Defense System, Aselsan Piri-100 Infrared Search and Tracking System[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 30 helicopters 30 to 50 UCAVs[source] |
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