Whidbey Island-class

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf class of dock landing ships
gptkbp:armament 2 × Phalanx CIWS
2 × 25 mm Mk 38 guns
6 × .50 cal machine guns
gptkbp:beam 25.6 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Lockheed_Shipbuilding_and_Avondale_Shipyard
gptkbp:carries gptkb:LCAC_hovercraft
LCU landing craft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 22 officers, 391 enlisted
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Naval_Sea_Systems_Command
gptkbp:designedFor landing and supporting Marines
gptkbp:displacement 15,939 tons (full load)
gptkbp:firstShipLaunched gptkb:USS_Whidbey_Island_(LSD-41)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Whidbey Island-class
gptkbp:hullMaterial gptkb:ship
gptkbp:introduced 1985
gptkbp:length 186 meters
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Whidbey_Island,_Washington
gptkbp:NATOReportingName gptkb:LSD-41_class
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:USS_Ashland_(LSD-48)
gptkb:USS_Germantown_(LSD-42)
gptkb:USS_Gunston_Hall_(LSD-44)
gptkb:USS_Rushmore_(LSD-47)
gptkb:USS_Whidbey_Island_(LSD-41)
gptkb:USS_Comstock_(LSD-45)
gptkb:USS_Fort_McHenry_(LSD-43)
gptkb:USS_Tortuga_(LSD-46)
gptkbp:numberBuilt 8
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:primaryUse amphibious warfare
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engines
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 402 Marines
up to 36 AAVs
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status active (as of 2024)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Harpers_Ferry-class
gptkbp:supportedBy helicopter operations
gptkbp:wellDeck yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Germantown_(LSD-42)
gptkb:USS_Gunston_Hall_(LSD-44)
gptkb:USS_Rushmore_(LSD-47)
gptkb:USS_Comstock_(LSD-45)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6