Whidbey Island class dock landing ship
- Whidbey Island class dock landing ship
The Whidbey Island class dock landing ship is a dock landing ship of the United States Navy. Introduced to fleet service in 1985, this class of ship features a massive well deck for the transport of four landing craft air cushion hovercraft for landing Marines.
hips
ee also
* "Harpers Ferry"-class dock landing ship
ources
* [http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=1000&ct=4 US Navy Type Information]
*Hutchinson, R. (ed.) (2002) "Jane's Warship Recognition Guide", London : HarperCollins, ISBN 0-00-713722-2
*NVR|http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/s_LSD.htm
External links
* [http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/lsd-41.htm Federation of American Scientists (FAS): LSD-41 Whidbey Island class]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/lsd-41.htm GlobalSecurity.org: LSD-41 Whidbey Island class]
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