Austin class amphibious transport dock

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USS Ogden (LPD-5)

USS Ogden (LPD-5)
Class overview
Name: Austin
Builders: New York Naval Shipyard,
Ingalls, Lockheed
Preceded by: Raleigh class
Succeeded by: San Antonio class
In commission: 1965
Completed: 12
General characteristics
Class and type: amphibious transport dock
Displacement: 9,201 tons (light)
16,914 tons (full)
7,713 tons dwt
Length: 548 ft (167 m) wl,
569 ft (173 m) oa
Beam: 84 ft (26 m) wl,
105 ft (32 m) extreme
Draft: 22 ft (6.7 m) navigational,
34 ft (10 m) ballasted
Propulsion: 2 × boilers, 2 × steam turbines, 2 × shafts, 24,000 shaft horsepower (17.9 MW)
Speed: 21 knots (38.7 kph)
Boats and landing
craft carried:		 1 × LCAC, or
1 × LCU, or
4 × LCM-8, or
9 × LCM-6, or
24 × AAV
Complement: 24 officers, 396 enlisted, 900 marines
Armament: 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 guns
2 × Phalanx CIWS
8 × .50-calibre machine guns
Aircraft carried: Up to six CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters

The Austin class of amphibious transport dock followed the Raleigh class and was followed by the 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.

[edit] Ships

Ship Hull No. Builder Commissioned–
Decommissioned		 Homeport NVR page
Austin LPD-4 New York Naval Shipyard 1965–2006 Norfolk, Virginia LPD04
Ogden LPD-5 New York Naval Shipyard 1965–2007 San Diego, California LPD05
Duluth LPD-6 New York Naval Shipyard 1965–2005 San Diego, California LPD06
Cleveland LPD-7 Ingalls Shipbuilding 1967– San Diego, California LPD07
Dubuque LPD-8 Ingalls Shipbuilding 1967– San Diego, California LPD08
Denver LPD-9 Lockheed Shipbuilding 1968– San Diego, California LPD09
Juneau LPD-10 Lockheed Shipbuilding 1969– Sasebo, Japan LPD10
Coronado LPD-11/AGF-11 Lockheed Shipbuilding 1970–2005 San Diego, California AGF11
Shreveport LPD-12 Lockheed Shipbuilding 1970–2007 Norfolk, Virginia LPD12
Nashville LPD-13 Lockheed Shipbuilding 1970– Norfolk, Virginia LPD13
Trenton LPD-14 Lockheed Shipbuilding 1971–2007 Norfolk, Virginia LPD14
Ponce LPD-15 Lockheed Shipbuilding 1971– Norfolk, Virginia LPD15

[edit] References

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List of amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy