Cleveland class amphibious transport dock

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Cleveland-class amphibious transport dock

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

The Cleveland class of amphibious transport dock was a refinement of the Austin class. Note that some sources consider Cleveland and later ships to be a part of the Austin class, but the Naval Vessel Registry lists them as a separate class. All earlier classes are being replaced by the San Antonio class.

The Cleveland class was originally to consist of 10 vessels, LPD-7 through LPD-16. Seven ships were actually completed and listed in this class, with one being converted to a command ship, Coronado (AGF-11). Trenton (LPD-14) and Ponce (LPD-15) were originally to be included in the Cleveland class, but were completed as almost identical Trenton-class LPDs. The most noticeable difference between the Cleveland and Austin classes is the extra level in the superstructure housing a flag bridge and command and control facilities for an embarked staff which the earlier ships lack.

[edit] Ships

Ship	Builder	Homeport
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)	Lockheed Shipbuilding	San Diego, California
USS Shreveport (LPD-12)	Lockheed Shipbuilding	Norfolk, Virginia
USS Nashville (LPD-13)	Lockheed Shipbuilding	Norfolk, Virginia