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BAmphibious assault ships
Helicopter carrier (current classification) Light aircraft carrier (previous classification)
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| Specification | Austin-class amphibious transport dock | HTMS Chakri Naruebet |
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| Power | 2 × boilers, 2 × steam turbines, 2 × shafts, 24,000 shp (18,000 kW)[source] | 2 × GE LM2500 gas turbines providing 22,125 shp (16,499 kW ) 2 × Bazán-MTU 16V1163 TB83 diesel engines providing 5,600 bhp (4,200 kW) 2 × shafts with 5-bladed propellers[source] |
| Name | Austin class[source] | Chakri Naruebet[source] |
| Builders | New York Naval Shipyard , Ingalls , Lockheed[source] | — |
| Operators | United States Navy Indian Navy[source] | — |
548 ft (167 m) w/l 569 ft (173 m) o/a[source]
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Single source182.65 m (599 ft 3 in) ( oa ) 174.1 m (571 ft 2 in) ( flight deck ) 164.1 m (538 ft 5 in) ( pp )[source]
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Single sourceat 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Single source10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Preceded by | Raleigh class[source] | — |
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| Succeeded by | San Antonio class[source] | — |
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| Cost | US$235–419 million per unit[source] | US$285 million (1993)[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] | Helicopter carrier (current classification) Light aircraft carrier (previous classification)[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] | — |
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| Armament | 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 guns 2 × Phalanx CIWS 8 × .50-calibre machine guns[source] | 2 × 12.7mm machine guns 3 × sextuple Sadral launchers for Mistral surface-to-air missiles 4 x 20mm Rheinmetall Mk 20 Rh-202 autocannons[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | Up to 6 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters[source] | 6 Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk helicopters 2 (+4) MH-60S Knighthawk Up to 14 additional helicopters when required[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States[source] United States[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 | — |
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| Namesake | — | Sovereign of the Chakri Dynasty[source] |
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| Ordered | — | 27 March 1992[source] |
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| Builder | — | Bazán , Ferrol, Spain[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 12 July 1994[source] |
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| Launched | — | 20 January 1996[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 27 March 1997[source] |
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| Home port | — | Sattahip Naval Base[source] |
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| Identification | — | 911[source] |
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| Motto | — | Rule The Sky, Rule The Sea (ครองเวหา ครองนที)[source] |
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| Status | — | in active service[source] |
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| Troops | — | Up to 675[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Hughes SPS-52 C air search radar, E/F band 2 × Kelvin-Hughes 1007 navigational radars[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Decoys: 4 × SRBOC decoy launchers SLQ-32 towed decoy[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | 174.6-by-27.5-metre (573 by 90 ft) flight deck 12° ski-jump Hangar space for 10 aircraft[source] |
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22.5 m (73 ft 10 in) (waterline) 30.5 m (100 ft 1 in) maximum[source]