Credit
USN · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
At a glance
Austin-class amphibious transport docklarger figure on 1 of 1
Magar-class amphibious warfare vessellarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
o/a
Single sourcew/l
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Austin-class amphibious transport dock | Magar-class amphibious warfare vessel |
|---|---|---|
| Displacement | 9,201 tons (light) 16,914 tons (full)[source] | 5,665 tons (full load)[source] |
| Power | 2 × boilers, 2 × steam turbines, 2 × shafts, 24,000 shp (18,000 kW)[source] | 2 × 8560 hp sustained diesel engine[source] |
| Name | Austin class[source] | Magar class[source] |
| Builders | New York Naval Shipyard , Ingalls , Lockheed[source] |
548 ft (167 m) w/l 569 ft (173 m) o/a[source]
Length
Single source120 m (390 ft)[source]
@ 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Single source3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) @ 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Hindustan Shipyard Limited Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers[source] |
| Operators | United States Navy Indian Navy[source] | Indian Navy[source] |
|---|
| Preceded by | Raleigh class[source] | Kumbhir class[source] |
|---|
| Succeeded by | San Antonio class[source] | Shardul class[source] |
|---|
| Cost | US$235–419 million per unit[source] | — |
|---|
| In commission | 1965–2017 (U.S.)[source] | — |
|---|
| Planned | 13[source] |
|---|
| Completed | 12[source] |
|---|
| Canceled | — |
|---|
| Active | 1 (with India )[source] |
|---|
| Retired | 11[source] |
|---|
| Type | Amphibious transport dock[source] | Amphibious warfare vessel[source] |
|---|
| Tonnage | 7,713 DWT[source] | — |
|---|
| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 × LCAC , or 1 × LCU & 3 × LCM-6 , or 4 × LCM-8 , or 9 × LCM-6 , or 24 × AAV[source] | 4 × LCVPs[source] |
|---|
| Armament | 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 guns 2 × Phalanx CIWS 8 × .50-calibre machine guns[source] | 4 × Bofors 40 mm/60 guns, 2 × 122 mm multiple-barrel rocket launchers[source] |
|---|
| Aircraft carried | Up to 6 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters[source] | 1 x Sea King[source] |
|---|
| Country of origin | United States[source] United States[source] | India[source] |
|---|
| 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 | 4 × LCVPs[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
|---|
| Ramps | — | Bow doors[source] |
|---|
| Capacity | — | 15 Tanks, 8 APCs[source] |
|---|
| Troops | — | 500[source] |
|---|
| Sensors & processing systems | — | 1 BEL 1245 navigation radar[source] |
|---|
| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | BEL Ajanta as intercept[source] |
|---|
| Aviation facilities | — | 2 helicopter platforms[source] |
|---|
| Troop capacity | — | 500[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
|---|