Austin class amphibious transport dock

Austin-class amphibious transport dock

Class Overview
Class type:	amphibious transport dock
Class name:	The city of Austin
Preceded by:	Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock
Succeeded by:	San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock
Ships of the class:	Austin, Ogden, Duluth, Cleveland, Dubuque, Denver, Juneau, Coronado, Shreveport, Nashville, Trenton, Ponce

The Austin class of amphibious transport dock followed the Raleigh class and was followed by the Cleveland, Trenton, and San Antonio classes. Note that some sources consider Cleveland and Trenton ships to be a part of the Austin class, but the Naval Vessel Registry lists them as a separate class.

[edit] General characteristics

Unit cost: US$235-419 million
Power plant: Two boilers, two steam turbines, two shafts, 24,000 shaft horsepower (17.9 MW)
Length: 171 m (570 ft)
Beam: 25.2 m (84 ft)
Displacement: Over 17,000 tons full load
Speed: 21 knots (24.2 mph, 38.7 km/h)
Aircraft: Up to six CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters
Ship's company: 24 officers, 396 enlisted, 900 marines
Armament: 2 x 25 mm Mk 38 guns; two Phalanx CIWS; and eight .50-calibre machine guns.

Ship	Builder	Homeport
USS Austin (LPD-4)(decommissioned)		New York Naval Shipyard	Norfolk, Virginia
USS Ogden (LPD-5)(decommissioned)		New York Naval Shipyard	San Diego, California
USS Duluth (LPD-6)(decommissioned)	New York Naval Shipyard	San Diego, California
USS Cleveland (LPD-7)	Ingalls Shipbuilding	San Diego, California
USS Dubuque (LPD-8)	Ingalls Shipbuilding	San Diego, California
USS Denver (LPD-9)	Lockheed Shipbuilding	San Diego, California
USS Juneau (LPD-10)	Lockheed Shipbuilding	Sasebo, Japan
USS Coronado (LPD/AGF-11)(decommissioned)	Lockheed Shipbuilding	San Diego, California
USS Shreveport (LPD-12)	Lockheed Shipbuilding	Norfolk, Virginia
USS Nashville (LPD-13)	Lockheed Shipbuilding	Norfolk, Virginia
USS Trenton (LPD-14)(decommissioned)	Lockheed Shipbuilding	Norfolk, Virginia
USS Ponce (LPD-15)	Lockheed Shipbuilding	Norfolk, Virginia