Austin-class

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf amphibious transport dock
gptkbp:armament 2 x 25 mm Mk 38 cannons
2 x Phalanx CIWS
8 x .50 cal machine guns
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Lockheed_Shipbuilding_and_Construction_Company
gptkb:Avondale_Shipyards
gptkbp:carries gptkb:ship
helicopters
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 426
gptkbp:decommissioned all as of 2017
gptkbp:designedFor transporting Marines and equipment
gptkbp:displacement 16,900 tons (full load)
gptkbp:enteredService 1965
gptkbp:exportedTo India (USS Trenton as INS Jalashwa)
Pakistan (USS Juneau as PNS Saif)
gptkbp:flightDeck yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Austin-class
gptkbp:hullMaterial LPD (Landing Platform Dock)
gptkbp:length 569 feet
gptkbp:navalRegistry LPD-4 class
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Vietnam_War
Operation Desert Storm
humanitarian missions
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:USS_Austin_(LPD-4)
gptkb:USS_Nashville_(LPD-13)
gptkb:USS_Ponce_(LPD-15)
gptkb:USS_Trenton_(LPD-14)
gptkb:USS_Cleveland_(LPD-7)
gptkb:USS_Denver_(LPD-9)
gptkb:USS_Dubuque_(LPD-8)
gptkb:USS_Duluth_(LPD-6)
gptkb:USS_Juneau_(LPD-10)
gptkb:USS_Ogden_(LPD-5)
gptkb:USS_Shreveport_(LPD-12)
gptkbp:numberBuilt 12
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy Raleigh-class
gptkbp:primaryUse amphibious warfare
gptkbp:propulsion 2 steam turbines
gptkbp:retired 2017
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 930 Marines
gptkbp:speed 21 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:San_Antonio-class
gptkbp:wellDeck yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:San_Antonio-class
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7