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	Amphibious transport dock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An amphibious transport dock (also called a landing platform dock or LPD) is a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions.
		The United States Navy operates several of this type of ship; their helicopters, vertical take-off and landing aircraft, and air-cushion or conventional landing craft support of the United States Marine Corps's "vertical envelopment" assault doctrine.
		Amphibious transport docks perform the mission of amphibious transports, amphibious cargo ships, and the older LPDs by incorporating both a flight deck and a well deck that can be ballasted and deballasted to support landing craft or amphibious vehicles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Landing_Platform_Dock (175 words)

	Naval Technology - LPD 17 (San Antonio Class) Landing Platform Dock.
		The Landing Platform Dock 17, San Antonio Class, is the latest class of amphibious force ship for the United States Navy.
		The keel for the fourth, USS Green Bay (LPD 20), was laid in August 2003.
		LPD 22, the sixth of class, is scheduled to be the first ship to receive the complete system, which will be retrofitted to the rest of the class.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/lpd17 (1407 words)

	Encyclopedia: United States Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Landing craft RapiÃ¨re A landing craft is a type of boat used to convey infantry and vehicles on to a shore during an assault from sea to land.
		Amphibious transports are warships that embark, transport, and land elements of a landing force for a variety of expeditionary warfare missions.
		Amphibious transport docks are named for cities, except for USS New York (LPD-21), which is named for the state of New York and USS Somerset (LPD-25), which is named for Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/United-States-Navy (10048 words)

	Naval Technology - LPD(R) Albion Class - Landing Platform Dock
		Flooding of the docking area is achieved by ballasting the stern of the ship, allowing the landing craft to float.
		The LPD is equipped with a new design of roll-on, roll-off landing craft, the LCU Mk 10, which means that land vehicles are forward facing for disembarking.
		Each Landing Platform Dock operates eight landing craft, four of which are able to transport and land main battle tanks.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/lpd (911 words)

	Directory of links to all things military. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		She is the United Kingdom's first purpose built Landing Platform, Helicopter, designed to take Royal Marines and Army units anywhere in the world and land them by large helicopters and by landing craft.
		A very versatile ship, she cannot however land heavy tanks and for that role the Royal Navy is acquiring replacements for Fearless and Intrepid (which are both over thirty years old) in the shape of two new Landing Platform Dock (LPD) ships, Albion and Bulwark.
		These will operate with new high speed landing craft to enable the insertion or withdrawal of vehicles, troops, refugees or evacuees to be conducted swiftly with the minimum of risk.
	www.worldnewsstand.net /03/military/No11.htm (1328 words)

	L10 HMS Fearless brought to you by Reactive Studio
		Vehicles drive onto the landing craft in the ship's internal dock from three vehicle decks, the main deck capable of carrying main battle tanks.
		Four smaller Landing Craft Vehicle and Personnel (LCVP) are carried on davits, two either side of the superstructure from which they can be lowered into the water.
		Both ships are capable of coordinating amphibious landings and exercises and have command and control facilities for a naval task force commander and his staff including an Assault Operations Command Centre.
	www.hmsfearless.co.uk /roleequip.htm (502 words)

	Probert Encyclopaedia: Ships (Sal-Sanf) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The ship provides roll-on/roll-off landing capability for land embarkation; air lift through the use off high capacity aircraft such as Chinook-type helicopters; and transportation by sea to shore, using the ship's own systems and landing ships for landing on unprepared shores.
		While the dock is not in use, a movable cover installed over the dock allows the passage of vehicles through the stern ramp to the pier.
		Three davits on the main deck are provided for the deployment of three LCVP (or MTP) landing craft and a patrol boat.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /RE1.HTM (1413 words)

	HMS Fearless and Intrepid Association, Association News
		The company looking to Fearless as a backpackers hotel are pressing forward with their plans and only await dry docking for a final hull inspection.
		The good news for Fearless is that she is to be dry docked early 2005 for a hull inspection.
		This is a serious bid, as you will understand dry docking is going to cost them in the region of £40,000, and they have also had plans completed by naval architects.
	www.hmsfearless.org.uk /news.htm (215 words)

	Sealifter Comparisons - Index of Vessel Types - CASR Background
		LPDs have flight decks but are not the mini-carriers dreamed of by pundits or amphibious assault ships (LHA or LST left) of any kind.
		Instead, LPDs are the large end of the ‘landing dock ships’ – transport, landing craft, and supply, with modest air support.
		The Enforcer, a commercial-grade offspring of the smaller Spanish-Dutch Galicia and Rotterdam class ‘Landing Platform Docks’, is examined as a potential CF sealifter.
	www.sfu.ca /casr/bg-sealift.htm (269 words)

	Albion Class Landing Platform Dock Replacement (LPD(R)s) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The ships will also provide a platform for the planning, command, control and communications of amphibious operations and will serve as the afloat command platform for the Commander Amphibious Task Group (COMATG), which includes operational command of both the naval task group and the land forces while embarked.
		The floodable amphibious dock extends from 3 to 6 Deck aft.
		Above: An artists impression of an Albion Class LPD in action: an LCVP is being lowered into the water while a larger LCU emerges from the stern dock.
	www.btinternet.com /~warship/Today/albion.htm (2723 words)

	Landing Platform Dock (Replacement) (LPD(R)) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A contract for two Landing Platform Dock ships was placed with VSEL (now BAE SYSTEMS Submarines) on 18 July 1996 to replace two existing amphibious ships, HM Ships FEARLESS and INTREPID, which have been in service since 1965 and 1967 respectively.
		The LPDs have a deep displacement of 18,500 tonnes and with a fully integrated diesel electric propulsion system are capable of speeds of around 18 knots.
		Integral to the role of the LPD as the Command Ship is an integrated amphibious force, the ships have been fitted with the most up to date integrated internal and external communications system.
	www.mod.uk /dpa/projects/lpdr.htm (949 words)

	Feature
		To allow our landing craft to embark and disembark equipment and personnel with greater efficiency and safety, the new LST has been designed with a dockwell so as to keep this entire operation away from the weather.
		The platform is cost-effective, with low manning requirements and is highly versatile, with a wide range of capabilities, from naval transport to naval support operations, to meet many naval operational requirements.
		On the main deck aft of the superstructure, a large flight deck is provided for landing and take-off operations for up to two medium-sized helicopters, by day and night, and in sea conditions up to sea state 5.
	www.geocities.com /echinoman/feature.htm (1963 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Debates for 4 Mar 1994
		Pending the outcome of project definition studies for the landing platform dock replacement it is our current intention to equip the vessel with close-in air defence systems.
		To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether it is his intention to purchase landing platform dock replacements with a smaller capability to accommodate troops ; and if he will make a statement.
		Project Definition studies for the landing platform dock--replacement--are still underway and are due to complete this spring.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199394/cmhansrd/1994-03-04/Writtens-8.html (951 words)

	GDR 99 - Seaborne Systems
		The first of the RN's new assets, the landing platform helicopter (LPH) HMS Ocean, was launched in 1995 and joined the fleet in May 1998 at Portsmouth for sea trials after being delivered from VSEL's Barrow-in-Furness base.
		The LPD's integral dock at the aft section of the ships can be flooded providing an enclosed docking area for landing craft utility (LCU) and landing craft vehicle platform (LCVPs) to load troops, stores and vehicles for delivery to the beachhead.
		The ability to offload a landing force from the LPDs quickly and efficiently is vital and in addition to the LCU the assault ships will carry four landing craft vehicle platforms (LCVPs) that will be capable of ferrying 35 troops or several light-skinned vehicles ashore.
	www.global-defence.com /1999/seasys/sea4.htm (1226 words)

	San Antonio Achieves 50 Percent Completion Milestone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Construction of the first ship, the San Antonio (LPD 17), began in June 2000 and is scheduled for delivery to the Navy in the spring of 2003.
		LPD 17’s future compatibility with the Marine Corps’ 'mobility triad' of Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAAV), Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) and the MV-22 Osprey will make it a vital component of CNO’s Sea Power 21.
		The keel laying for New Orleans (LPD 18) is scheduled for October 2002, and the third ship of the class, Mesa Verde (LPD 19), began construction on August 19, 2002, in Pascagoula, Miss.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=3665 (481 words)

	Albion LPD(R)
		Albion is a Landing Platform Dock (LPD) - an assault ship with her own flooded docking area in the stern to allow landing craft to be loaded quickly and safely with the large number of troops and vehicles carried aboard.
		She also has a large helicopter flight deck, allowing troops to be landed ashore by sea and air simultaneously, and will be fitted with a state of the art Combined Operations command centre.
		A very versatile ship, she cannot however land heavy tanks and for that role the Royal Navy looked to acquire replacements for Fearless and Intrepid (which are some thirty years old) in the shape of the two new Landing Platform Dock ships.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/europe/albion.htm (1344 words)

	Navy Matters \| UK Amphibious Forces
		In an assault landing operation, the first wave of troops are landed on the beach by landing craft from the LPDs - HMS Albion and/or Bulwark - and by a "vertical assault" on vital points somewhat inland by helicopters from the LPH (e.g.
		The LSD(A)'s are initially positioned about 20nm offshore and remain over-the-horizon during the first wave assault, they may use landing craft and helicopters to help offload the second wave and subsequent waves of troops and equipment from themselves.
		When the beach area and landing zone have been finally confirmed as secure, the LSD(A)'s will approach the landing zone and from just one or two thousand yards off-shore will deploy Mexeflotes (motorised pontoons) to assist in the quick and efficient offloading of the heavy vehicles and equipment that they carry.
	navy-matters.beedall.com /arg.htm (663 words)

	General News of Wednesday, 3 December 2003
		"TCD OURAGAN" is one of the four landing platform dock ships operated by the French Navy, like her sister ship the "ORAGE" which paid a visit to Ghana last year.
		TCD OURAGAN is capable of landing and supporting a mechanized armoured regiment of the French rapid deployment force, a statement from the French Embassy said in Accra.
		It said her three missions were the landing of infantry and armoured vehicles on unprepared coasts, mobile logistics support for naval forces and humanitarian relief missions.
	www.ghanaweb.com /GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=47791 (181 words)

	Never Retreat, Never Surrender
		This bow stem will be the first section of the ship to cut through the water when she is underway, “the first part of the ship slicing through the (seas)” to combat terrorism around the world.
		Its primary mission is to embark, transport and land elements of a ground combat force in an array of expeditionary and Special Operations Capable missions.
		This new class of LPD will also feature prominently in future Expeditionary Strike groups, expanding their area of influence by providing an improved capability to cover multiple areas of responsibility, while responding to several crises simultaneously.
	www.talkingproud.us /Military101903.html (1406 words)

	Definition of Amphibious assault ship - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The heart of the American fleet are the ships of the Tarawa class, which dates back to the 1970s, and the newer and larger Wasp class ships that debuted in 1989.
		Earlier ships which played a similar role to the current vessels as the heart of an amphibious assault included five Iwo Jima class landing platform helicopter vessels, built in the 1950s and 1960s and various converted fleet and escort carriers.
		The disastrous Gallipoli landings of 1915 (see Battle of Gallipoli) showed that this type of operation was impossible in the face of modern weapons, especially the machine gun.
	www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Amphibious_assault_ship (1077 words)

	Service Rivalry Overshadowed* (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		When the emphasis is on capabilities and systems-not platforms-and when joint war-fighting areas such as sea, air, and space superiority are discussed as entities, vice-chiefs will dare not miss a meeting as the best integrative-not service-position is sought as the CJCS's position.
		Platform communities are still present, but their former power has been reduced.
		Traditional defining platforms and a service's organizational essence may be threatened by advances in technology and capabilities for more centralized decision making.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/apj/turcotte.html (3207 words)

	Defenceindia : Technology News : LPD San Giorgio Class Landing Platform Dock, Italy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The three San Giorgio class amphibious transport dock ships in service with the Italian Navy were built by Fincantieri at their Riva Trigoso shipyard.
		The three davits for the deployment of landing craft and the patrol boat are relocated to a sponson installed on the port side of the ship instead of on the flight deck.
		A 30t lift and a two-hook travelling crane, each hook rated to carry 40t, are installed on the ship providing the capability of autonomous loading and unloading operations completely independent of harbour facilities.
	www.defenceindia.com /03-jan-2k5/technology.html (616 words)

	Ocean
		A very versatile ship, she cannot however land heavy tanks and for that role the Royal Navy looked to acquire replacements for Fearless and Intrepid (which are some thirty years old) in the shape of two new Albion-class Landing Platform Dock ships.
		One of the most controversial and different acquisitions in the British Navy in recent years has been that of the HMS OCEAN, a Landing Platform for Helicopters [LPH], which was put into service in June, 1998.
		HMS Ocean, officially classed as a Landing Platform (Helicopter), is currently the largest ship in the Royal Navy.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/europe/ocean.htm (1005 words)

	Marine Corps News -> The Spirit of Freedom forged in Steel
		Steel from Ground Zero at the World Trade Center site was resurrected to become the leading piece of the USS New York Landing Platform Dock (LPD) 21, the fifth of 12 new San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships to be built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems for the Navy-Marine Corps Team.
		The ship will be used to transport and land Marines, their equipment and supplies by embarked air cushions, conventional landing craft or amphibious vehicles.
		The bow-stem being created here is for the USS New York Landing Transport Dock (LPD) 21, the fifth of 12 San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships to be built for the Navy-Marine Corps Team.
	www.marines.mil /marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/lookupstoryref/200391181747 (798 words)

	Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
		Production of all LPD 17 San Antonio-class landing platform dock ships was assumed by NGSS under the agreement, and more DDGs were allocated to BIW.
		The Mod 1 shipboard variant of the Mk46--being developed for delivery to the Navy as CFE (contractor-furnished equipment) for the LPD 17s--also is moving along on schedule, General Dynamics said.
		According to Ronald Cole, GD's Mk46 program manager, the technology challenges associated with LPD 17 installation are not as great as those involved in the development of a stabilized system for use with the AAAV, particularly with regard to the Mk46 fire control system.
	www.navyleague.org /sea_power/nov_02_28.php (2673 words)

	Navy Matters \| Albion Class LPD(R)
		In March 2003 the government stated: "The maximum estimated cost to the Ministry of Defence at contract award of the Landing Platform Dock (Replacement) programme was £819 million, including the associated landing craft; the current estimated cost to the MOD is £790 million.
		Each LPD has a complement of 325 crew, including crew for the landing craft, 20% of the accommodation will be suitable for female crew members.
		Flooding of the docking area which is normally dry is achieved by ballasting the stern of the ship which allows the landing craft to float.
	navy-matters.beedall.com /albion.htm (2297 words)

	"Rough Water," Feature Article, January 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Navy said that the San Antonio, also known as LPD 17, was its first surface ship to be completely modeled on computers before construction began.
		The "LPD" stands for "landing platform dock," a former name for ships of the San Antonio class.
		Among the innovations on the new LPDs is an Advanced Enclosed Mast/Sensor system, a composite material structure that protects radar and communications antennas from weather, and helps reduce the ship's vulnerability to detection by hostile radar.
	www.memagazine.org /backissues/jan04/features/roughwat/roughwat.html (960 words)

	LPD - Line Printer Daemon
		The Commander can look through a set of scribe marks on his window and the LPD angle, which LMP gives him from the PGNS, will tell him where to look along the vertical scale to find the place where the computer thinks they are going to land.
		If the CDR doesn't like the spot, he can move his handcontroller to tell the computer that he wants to change the landing spot up or back or to either side.
		A single movement of the handcontroller, which moves the landing point by a half degree or so, is usually referred to by the astronauts as a "click".
	www.auditmypc.com /acronym/LPD.asp (305 words)

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