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BAmphibious assault ships
Aircraft-carrying multi-role cruiser / Aircraft carrier (in near future) Helicopter-carrying destroyer / Helicopter carrier (current)
At a glance
Austin-class amphibious transport docklarger figure on 0 of 1
Izumo-class destroyerlarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
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Single sourcew/l
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Austin-class amphibious transport dock | Izumo-class destroyer |
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| Displacement | 9,201 tons (light) 16,914 tons (full)[source] | 19,500 tons standard; 26,000 tons full load[source] |
| Name | Austin class[source] | Izumo class[source] |
| Builders | New York Naval Shipyard , Ingalls , Lockheed[source] | Japan Marine United[source] |
| Operators | United States Navy Indian Navy[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
548 ft (167 m) w/l 569 ft (173 m) o/a[source]
Length
Single source248 m (813 ft 8 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[source] |
| Preceded by | Raleigh class[source] | Hyūga class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | San Antonio class[source] | — |
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| Cost | US$235–419 million per unit[source] | 113.9 billion yen for construction of first unit[source] |
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| In commission | 1965–2017 (U.S.)[source] | 2015–present[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] | Aircraft-carrying multi-role cruiser / Aircraft carrier (in near future) Helicopter-carrying destroyer / Helicopter carrier (current)[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 × Phalanx CIWS 2 × SeaRAM CIWS[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | Up to 6 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters[source] | 7 ASW helicopters and 2 SAR helicopters 12 or more F-35B 28 aircraft V/STOL maximum[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States[source] United States[source] | Japan[source] Japan[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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| Built | — | 2012–2017[source] |
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| Depth | — | 23.5 m (77 ft 1 in)[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | COGAG , two shafts 4 × GE/IHI LM2500IEC gas turbine[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | ATECS (advanced technology command system) OYQ-12 combat direction system OPS-50 AESA radar OPS-28 surface-search radar OQQ-23 bow sonar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | NOLQ-3D-1 EW suite Mark 36 SRBOC Anti-torpedo mobile decoy (MOD) Floating acoustic jammer (FAJ)[source] |
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| Troop capacity | — | For other operations, 400 troops and 50 3.5 ton trucks (or equivalent equipment) can also be carried.[source]Transport configuration for other operations, with the stated truck load |
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