Credit
USN · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
BAmphibious assault ships
Amphibious assault ship with aircraft carrying capability
At a glance
Austin-class amphibious transport dock
Measured figures
o/a
Single sourcew/l
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Austin-class amphibious transport dock | Wasp-class amphibious assault ship |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Austin class[source] | Wasp class[source] |
| Builders | New York Naval Shipyard , Ingalls , Lockheed[source] | Ingalls Shipbuilding[source] |
| Operators | United States Navy Indian Navy[source] | United States Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Raleigh class[source] |
Wasp-class amphibious assault shiplarger figure on 1 of 1
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 source843 ft (257 m)[source]
at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Single source9,500 nautical miles (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 18 kn (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.
Tarawa class[source] |
| Succeeded by | San Antonio class[source] | America class[source] |
|---|
| Cost | US$235–419 million per unit[source] | Roughly 2.28 billion in 2024 dollars[source] |
|---|
| In commission | 1965–2017 (U.S.)[source] | 1989–present[source] |
|---|
| Planned | 13[source] | — |
|---|
| Completed | 12[source] |
|---|
| Canceled | — |
|---|
| Active | 1 (with India )[source] |
|---|
| Retired | 11[source] |
|---|
| Type | Amphibious transport dock[source] | Amphibious assault ship with aircraft carrying capability[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] | 3 Landing Craft Air Cushion or 2 Landing Craft Utility or 12 Landing Craft Mechanized[source] |
|---|
| Armament | 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 guns 2 × Phalanx CIWS 8 × .50-calibre machine guns[source] | 2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers 2 × RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile launchers 3 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS systems (LHD 5–8 with two) 4 × 25 mm Mk 38 Machine Gun Systems (LHD 5–8 with three) 4 × .50 BMG machine guns[source] |
|---|
| Aircraft carried | Up to 6 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters[source] | Actual mix depends on the mission Standard Complement: 6 AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft or 6 F-35B Lightning II stealth strike-fighters 4 AH-1W / Z Super Cobra / Viper attack helicopter 12 MV-22B Osprey assault support tiltrotor 4 CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopters 3–4 UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters Assault: 22+ MV-22B Osprey assault support tiltrotor Sea Control: 20 AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft or 20 F-35B Lightning II stealth strike-fighters 6 SH-60F / HH-60H ASW helicopters[source] |
|---|
| Country of origin | United States[source] United States[source] | United States[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 | 3 Landing Craft Air Cushion or 2 Landing Craft Utility or 12 Landing Craft Mechanized[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
|---|
| Propulsion | — | Two geared steam turbines, two shafts; Two General Electric LM2500 geared gas turbines , two shafts (USS Makin Island )[source] |
|---|
| Well deck dimensions | — | 266-by-50-foot (81 by 15.2 m) by 28-foot (8.5 m) high[source] |
|---|
| Troops | — | 1,687 troops (plus 184 surge) Marine Detachment[source] |
|---|
| Sensors & processing systems | — | 1 AN/SPS-49 2-D Air Search Radar 1 AN/SPS-48 3-D Air Search Radar 1 AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar 1 Mk23 Target Acquisition System (TAS) 1 AN/SPN-43 Marshalling Air Traffic Control Radar 1 AN/SPN-35 Air Traffic Control Radar 1 AN/URN-25 TACAN system 1 AN/UPX-24 Identification Friend Foe[source] |
|---|
| Aviation facilities | — | Hangar deck[source] |
|---|
| Troop capacity | — | 1,687 troops (plus 184 surge) Marine Detachment[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
|---|