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Amphibious assault ships1969– Present
Dock landing ship
Anchorage-class dock landing ship is a dock landing ship. Reported operators include United States Navy Republic of China Navy.
United StatesAnchorage-class dock landing ship
U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Gregory Badger. · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedUnited States Navy Republic of China Navy
Thomaston -class dock landing ship
Whidbey Island -class dock landing ship
1967–1972
1969– Present
5
1 (Taiwan)
Dock landing ship
14,000 long tons (14,225 t) Full
553 ft (169 m)
85 ft (26 m)
20 ft (6.1 m)
2 × geared steam turbines 2 × boilers, 600 psi 2 shafts, 24,000 shp (18,000 kW) total
22 knots (25 mph; 41 km/h)
14,800 nmi (27,400 km; 17,000 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
3 × LCACs Or 3 × LCUs Or 9 × LCMs
330
18 officers, 340 enlisted
4 × twin 3"/50 caliber gun (removed in 1980) 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × Mk-38 chain guns 4 × .50 cal machine guns
Boats & landing craft carried 3 × LCACs Or 3 × LCUs Or 9 × LCMs
Troops 330
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Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 169 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Anchorage-class dock landing ship equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ChinaNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Amphibious warfare ships (8)". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
TaiwanReported count for Hsu Hai -class (forme Anchorage class ). Service scope: Republic of China Navy ships; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 1. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.