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| Specification | Austin-class amphibious transport dock | Foudre-class landing platform dock |
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| Name | Austin class[source] | Foudre class[source] |
| Builders | New York Naval Shipyard , Ingalls , Lockheed[source] | — |
| Operators | United States Navy Indian Navy[source] | French Navy Chilean Navy Brazilian Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Raleigh class[source] | Bougainville class[source] |
548 ft (167 m) w/l 569 ft (173 m) o/a[source]
oa
Single source168.0 m (551 ft 2 in) oa[source]
at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Single source11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Succeeded by | San Antonio class[source] | Mistral class[source] |
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| Cost | US$235–419 million per unit[source] | — |
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| In commission | 1965–2017 (U.S.)[source] | — |
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| Planned | 13[source] | — |
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| Completed | 12[source] |
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| Canceled | — |
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| Active | 1 (with India )[source] |
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| Retired | 11[source] | — |
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| Type | Amphibious transport dock[source] | Landing platform dock[source] |
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| Tonnage | 7,713 DWT[source] | — |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 × LCAC , or 1 × LCU & 3 × LCM-6 , or 4 × LCM-8 , or 9 × LCM-6 , or 24 × AAV[source] | 10 CTMs[source] |
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| Armament | 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 guns 2 × Phalanx CIWS 8 × .50-calibre machine guns[source] | 3 Simbad launcher systems for Mistral SAMs 3 × single 30 mm (1.2 in) Breda-Mauser guns 4 × single 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | Up to 6 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters[source] | 4 × Super Puma EC225 or 2 × Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States[source] United States[source] | France[source] |
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| Landing craft carried | 1 × LCAC , or 1 × LCU & 3 × LCM-6 , or 4 × LCM-8 , or 9 × LCM-6 , or 24 × AAV[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained | 10 CTMs[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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| Built | — | 1986–1998[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 30 days[source] |
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| Troops | — | 470[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | 1 × DRBV-21A air/surface search radar 1 × Decca 2459 surface search radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 1 × ARBB-36 jammer 1 × SLQ-25 Nixie decoy system[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | 1,450 m 2 (15,600 sq ft) flight deck[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | DCN Brest[source]Foudre class · Foudre L9011 original construction |
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| Troop capacity | — | 470[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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