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Austin-class amphibious transport docklarger figure on 0 of 1
Type 071 amphibious transport dock
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| Specification | Austin-class amphibious transport dock | Type 071 amphibious transport dock |
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| Displacement | 9,201 tons (light) 16,914 tons (full)[source] | 25,000 tons full load.[source] |
| Power | 2 × boilers, 2 × steam turbines, 2 × shafts, 24,000 shp (18,000 kW)[source] | — |
| Name | Austin class[source] | — |
| Builders | New York Naval Shipyard , Ingalls , Lockheed[source] | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding[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 source210 m (689 ft 0 in)[source]
Ship crew, excludes embarked troops
Single source175人[source]Ship crew, excludes embarked troops
officers, 396 enlisted, 900 marines
Single source24 officers, 396 enlisted, 900 marines[source]
at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Single source10,000 nmi (19,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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United States Navy Indian Navy[source] |
People's Liberation Army Navy Royal Thai Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Raleigh class[source] | — |
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| Succeeded by | San Antonio class[source] | Type 075 landing helicopter dock[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] | 8 (People's Liberation Army Navy) 1 (Royal Thai Navy)[source] |
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| Retired | 11[source] | — |
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| Type | Amphibious transport dock[source] | Amphibious transport 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] | 4 × Type 726 Yuyi class LCAC Landing craft on port/starboard davits[source] |
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| Armament | 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 guns 2 × Phalanx CIWS 8 × .50-calibre machine guns[source] | 1 × AK-176 76 mm (3.0 in) gun 4 × AK-630 30 mm (1.2 in) CIWS 4 × 18-tube Type 726-4 decoy/ chaff launchers Possible installation of 2–4 heavy machine guns (Fitted for but not with )[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | Up to 6 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters[source] | 4 Harbin Z-8[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States[source] United States[source] | People's Republic of China[source] People's Republic of China[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 | 4 × Type 726 Yuyi class LCAC Landing craft on port/starboard davits[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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| Built | — | 2006–present[source] |
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| In service | — | 2007–present[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 60 armoured fighting vehicles[source] |
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| Troops | — | 800 troops[source] 800人[source]Embarked force — not ship crew |
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| Role | — | class of Chinese amphibious transport dock ships in service[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | The amphibious warfare ship features a vehicle deck, well-deck, landing deck and a hangar. It can carry a combination of marines, vehicles, landing craft and helicopters. The ship may embark 600 to 800 troops. The stern helicopter deck has two landing spots, each supporting a Harbin Z-8 (SA 321 Super Frelon variant) transport helicopter. The twin-door cantilever hangar can house up to four Z-8 helicopters. The well deck houses up to four Type 726 air-cushioned landing craft , which can transfer vehicles or marines to the shore at high speed.[source]Type 071 amphibious transport dock · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The ship is armed with one 76 mm gun and four 30 mm close-in weapon systems . A Type 071 hull (986) was modified with a laser -based directed energy weapon added to the vessel's forward superstructure in 2024, reflecting the configuration of a similar weapon installed on the San Antonio -class ship USS Portland .[source]Type 071 amphibious transport dock · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The China State Shipbuilding and Trading Corp. consortium offered to build a modified Type 071 for the Royal Malaysian Navy . The Malaysians had a requirement for a 13,000-ton LPD ; the Type 071 would cost a third of the similar US-built San Antonio -class LPD.[source]Type 071 amphibious transport dock · Export; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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| Troop capacity | — | 800 troops[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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| Propulsion | — | 4×16PC2-6MPC柴油机[source]Unspecified |
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