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USS Austin (LPD-4)Class overview Name: Austin-class amphibious transport dock Builders: New York Naval Shipyard,
Ingalls, LockheedOperators: 
United States Navy
Indian NavyPreceded by: Raleigh class Succeeded by: San Antonio class In commission: 1965 Completed: 12 General characteristics Type: Amphibious transport dock Tonnage: 7,713 tons dwt Displacement: 9,201 tons (light)
16,914 tons (full)Length: 548 ft (167 m)w/l
569 ft (173 m) o/aBeam: 84 ft (26 m) w/l
105 ft (32 m) extremeDraft: 22 ft (6.7 m) navigational,
34 ft (10 m) ballastedPropulsion: 2 × boilers, 2 × steam turbines, 2 × shafts, 24,000 shp (18,000 kW) Speed: 21 knots (24 mph; 39 km/h) Boats and landing
craft carried:1 × LCAC, or
1 × LCU, or
4 × LCM-8, or
9 × LCM-6, or
24 × AAVComplement: 24 officers, 396 enlisted, 900 marines Armament: 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 guns
2 × Phalanx CIWS
8 × .50-calibre machine gunsAircraft carried: Up to 6 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.
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Ships
Ship Hull No. Builder Commissioned–
DecommissionedHomeport 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 1967–2011 San Diego, California LPD07 Dubuque LPD-8 Ingalls Shipbuilding 1967–2011 San Diego, California LPD08 Denver LPD-9 Lockheed Shipbuilding 1968– Sasebo, Japan LPD09 Juneau LPD-10 Lockheed Shipbuilding 1969–2008 Sasebo, Japan LPD10 Coronado LPD-11/
AGF-11Lockheed Shipbuilding 1970–2005 San Diego, California AGF11 Shreveport LPD-12 Lockheed Shipbuilding 1970–2007 Norfolk, Virginia LPD12 Nashville LPD-13 Lockheed Shipbuilding 1970–2009 Norfolk, Virginia LPD13 Trenton LPD-14 Lockheed Shipbuilding 1971–2007 Norfolk, Virginia LPD14 Ponce LPD-15 Lockheed Shipbuilding 1971– Norfolk, Virginia LPD15 Cleveland class
USS Dubuque (LPD-8)Class overview Name: Cleveland-class amphibious transport dock Preceded by: Austin-class amphibious transport dock Succeeded by: Trenton-class amphibious transport dock Completed: Cleveland, Dubuque, Denver, Juneau, Coronado, Shreveport, Nashville The Cleveland class of amphibious transport dock was a refinement of the Austin class. All earlier classes are being replaced by the San Antonio class.
The Cleveland class was originally to consist of 10 ships, 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.
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 Sasebo, Japan USS Juneau (LPD-10)
(decommissioned)Lockheed Shipbuilding San Diego, California USS Coronado (LPD/AGF-11)
(decommissioned)Lockheed Shipbuilding San Diego, California USS Shreveport (LPD-12)
(decommissioned)Lockheed Shipbuilding Norfolk, Virginia USS Nashville (LPD-13)
(decommissioned)Lockheed Shipbuilding Norfolk, Virginia Trenton class
USS Trenton (LPD-14)Class overview Name: Trenton-class amphibious transport dock Operators: United States Navy
Indian NavyPreceded by: Cleveland-class amphibious transport dock Succeeded by: San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Completed: Trenton, Ponce The Trenton class of amphibious transport dock was a refinement of the Austin and Cleveland classes. 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. LPD-16, while authorized, was cancelled before being constructed.
A recent check of the above mentioned site Naval Vessel Registry lists the USS Trenton and the USS Ponce as Austin class amphibious transport dock.[1]
References
External links
- U.S. Navy Fact File: Amphibious Transport Dock - LPD
- Federation of American Scientists: LPD 4 Austin class
- GlobalSecurity.org: LPD 4 Austin class
Austin-class landing platform dock 
United States Navy
Indian NavyList of amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy Categories:- Austin class amphibious transport dock ships
- Cold War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
- Vietnam War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
- Active amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
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