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{{United States Navy ship types}}
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This is a '''list of [[amphibious warfare ships]] of the [[United States Navy]]'''. Ship status is indicated as either currently active [A], inactive [I], or precommissioning [P]. Ships in the inactive category include all that have been decommissioned. Ships in the precommissioning category include ships under construction. All information is sourced from the relevant articles.
This is a '''list of [[amphibious warfare ships]] of the [[United States Navy]]'''. Ship status is indicated as either currently active [A], inactive [I], or precommissioning [P]. Ships in the inactive category include all that have been decommissioned. Ships in the precommissioning category include ships under construction or on order.


==Amphibious Assault Ships (General Purpose) (LHA)==
==Amphibious Assault Ship (General Purpose) (LHA)==
{{Main|Amphibious assault ship|Landing Helicopter Assault}}
{{Main|Amphibious assault ship|Landing Helicopter Assault}}
===''America'' class===
===''America'' class===
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==Amphibious Assault Ships (Multi-Purpose) (LHD)==
==Amphibious Assault Ship (Multi-Purpose) (LHD)==
{{Main|Landing helicopter dock}}
{{Main|Landing helicopter dock}}
===''Wasp'' class===
===''Wasp'' class===
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==Amphibious Cargo Ships (LKA)==
==Amphibious Cargo Ship (LKA)==
{{Main|Amphibious cargo ship}}
{{Main|Amphibious cargo ship}}
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==Amphibious Command Ships (LCC)==
==Amphibious Command Ship (LCC)==
{{Main|Amphibious command ship}}
{{Main|Amphibious command ship}}
===''Adirondack''-class===
===''Adirondack''-class===
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==Amphibious Force Flagships (AGC)==
==Amphibious Force Flagship (AGC)==
{{Main|Amphibious force flagship}}
{{Main|Amphibious force flagship}}
===''Adirondack''-class===
===''Adirondack''-class===
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===Stand-alone [[USCG]] cutter conversion===
===Stand-alone [[USCG|Coast Guard]] cutter conversion===
* {{USS|Duane|AGC-6}} [I]
* {{USS|Duane|AGC-6}} [I]


==Amphibious Transports (LPA)==
==Amphibious Transport (LPA)==
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* {{USS|Chilton|LPA-38}} [I]
* {{USS|Chilton|LPA-38}} [I]
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==Amphibious Transports, Small (LPR)==
==Amphibious Transport, Small (LPR)==
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* {{USS|Laning|LPR-55}}
* {{USS|Laning|LPR-55}}
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==Attack Cargo Ships (AKA)==
==Attack Cargo Ship (AKA)==
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* {{USS|Arcturus|AKA-1}}
* {{USS|Arcturus|AKA-1}}
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==Attack Transports (APA)==
==Attack Transport (APA)==
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* {{USS|Doyen|APA-1}} [I]
* {{USS|Doyen|APA-1}} [I]
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* {{USNS|Miguel Keith|T-ESB-5}} [P]
* {{USNS|Miguel Keith|T-ESB-5}} [P]


==High-speed Transports (APD)==
==High-speed Transport (APD)==
{{Main|High-speed transport}}
{{Main|High-speed transport}}
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{{*}}''Not to be confused with hull code "HST", also for "High Speed Transport", currently assigned only to experimental high-speed catamaran designs, and high-speed catamarans chartered from private ferry companies''.
{{*}}''Not to be confused with hull code "HST", also for "High Speed Transport", currently assigned only to experimental high-speed catamaran designs, and high-speed catamarans chartered from private ferry companies''.


==Inshore Fire Support Ships (LFR)==
==Inshore Fire Support Ship (LFR)==
{{Main|Inshore Fire Support Ship}}
{{Main|Inshore Fire Support Ship}}
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The United States Navy built 11,144 landing craft Motorized, designated "[[Landing Craft Mechanized]]" or "LCM", in World War II.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coltoncompany.com/shipbldg/ussbldrs/wwii/boatbuilders/landingcraft.htm |title=WWII Construction Records, Landing Craft |first=Tim |last=Colton |publisher=Colton Company |date= |accessdate=2007-12-11 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060622001517/http://www.coltoncompany.com/shipbldg/ussbldrs/wwii/boatbuilders/landingcraft.htm |archivedate=June 22, 2006 }}</ref>
The United States Navy built 11,144 landing craft Motorized, designated "[[Landing Craft Mechanized]]" or "LCM", in World War II.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coltoncompany.com/shipbldg/ussbldrs/wwii/boatbuilders/landingcraft.htm |title=WWII Construction Records, Landing Craft |first=Tim |last=Colton |publisher=Colton Company |date= |accessdate=2007-12-11 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060622001517/http://www.coltoncompany.com/shipbldg/ussbldrs/wwii/boatbuilders/landingcraft.htm |archivedate=June 22, 2006 }}</ref>


==Landing Craft Support(Large)(Mark 3) (LCS(L)(3))==
==Landing Craft Support (Large) (Mark 3) (LCS(L)(3))==
{{Main|Landing Craft Support}}
{{Main|Landing Craft Support}}
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==Landing Platform Docks (LPD)==
==Landing Platform Dock (LPD)==
===''Austin'' class===
===''Austin'' class===
{{main|Austin-class amphibious transport dock}}
{{main|Austin-class amphibious transport dock}}
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==Landing Ship Docks (LSD)==
==Landing Platform Helicopter (LPH)==
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===''Iwo Jima'' class===
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{{main|Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship}}
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* {{USS|Iwo Jima|LPH-2}} [I]
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* {{USS|Okinawa|LPH-3}} [I]
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* {{USS|Guadalcanal|LPH-7}} [I]
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* {{USS|Guam|LPH-9}} [I]
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* {{USS|Tripoli|LPH-10}} [I]
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* {{USS|New Orleans|LPH-11}} [I]
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* {{USS|Inchon|LPH-12}} [I]
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The following ships are converted [[escort carrier]]s that were numbered along with the ''Iwo Jima''-class, though they are not a part of that class.
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* {{USS|Block Island|CVE-106}} was a {{sclass-|Commencement Bay|escort carrier|1}} designated ''LPH-1'' in preparation for conversion into an amphibious assault ship, but then cancelled.
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* {{USS|Boxer|LPH-4}} [I] (converted {{sclass-|Essex|aircraft carrier|1}})
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* {{USS|Princeton|LPH-5}} [I] (converted {{sclass-|Essex|aircraft carrier|1}})
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* {{USS|Thetis Bay|LPH-6}} [I] {converted {{sclass-|Casablanca|escort carrier|1}})
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* {{USS|Valley Forge|LPH-8}} [I] (converted {{sclass-|Essex|aircraft carrier|1}})
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==Landing Ship Dock (LSD)==
===''Anchorage'' class===
===''Anchorage'' class===
{{Main|Anchorage-class dock landing ship}}
{{Main|Anchorage-class dock landing ship}}
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Towards the end of World War II the United States Navy built 558 Landing Ship Medium (LSM) type vessels across three classes. A list can be found [[List of United States Navy Landing Ship Medium (LSM)|here.]]
Towards the end of World War II the United States Navy built 558 Landing Ship Medium (LSM) type vessels across three classes. A list can be found [[List of United States Navy Landing Ship Medium (LSM)|here.]]


==Landing Ship Tanks (LST)==
==Landing Ship, Tank (LST)==
The United States Navy built nearly 1,200 [[tank landing ship]]s, classified as "Landing Ship, Tank" or "LST", from the World War II-era up through the early 1970s.<ref>{{cite web | first = Gary P. | last = Priolo | url = http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/16idx.htm | title = Tank Landing Ship (LST) Index | work = NavSource Online | publisher = NavSource Naval History | year = 2005 | accessdate = 2007-12-11 }}</ref>
The United States Navy built nearly 1,200 [[tank landing ship]]s, classified as "Landing Ship, Tank" or "LST", from the World War II-era up through the early 1970s.<ref>{{cite web | first = Gary P. | last = Priolo | url = http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/16idx.htm | title = Tank Landing Ship (LST) Index | work = NavSource Online | publisher = NavSource Naval History | year = 2005 | accessdate = 2007-12-11 }}</ref>
* [[List of United States Navy LSTs]]
* [[List of United States Navy LSTs]]

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==Landing Transport Helicopters (LPH)==
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===''Iwo Jima'' class===
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{{main|Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship}}
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* {{USS|Iwo Jima|LPH-2}} [I]
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* {{USS|Okinawa|LPH-3}} [I]
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* {{USS|Guadalcanal|LPH-7}} [I]
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* {{USS|Guam|LPH-9}} [I]
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* {{USS|Tripoli|LPH-10}} [I]
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* {{USS|New Orleans|LPH-11}} [I]
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* {{USS|Inchon|LPH-12}} [I]
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The following ships are converted [[escort carrier]]s that were numbered along with the ''Iwo Jima''-class, though they are not a part of that class.
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* {{USS|Block Island|CVE-106}} was a {{sclass-|Commencement Bay|escort carrier|1}} designated ''LPH-1'' in preparation for conversion into an amphibious assault ship, but then cancelled.
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* {{USS|Boxer|LPH-4}} [I] (converted {{sclass-|Essex|aircraft carrier|1}})
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* {{USS|Princeton|LPH-5}} [I] (converted {{sclass-|Essex|aircraft carrier|1}})
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* {{USS|Thetis Bay|LPH-6}} [I] {converted {{sclass-|Casablanca|escort carrier|1}})
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* {{USS|Valley Forge|LPH-8}} [I] (converted {{sclass-|Essex|aircraft carrier|1}})
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==Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)==
==Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)==
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==Self-Propelled Barracks Ships (APB)==
==Self-Propelled Barracks Ship (APB)==
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* {{USS|Benawah|APB-35}} [I]
* {{USS|Benawah|APB-35}} [I]
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==Vehicle Landing Ships (LSV)==
==Vehicle Landing Ship (LSV)==
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* {{USS|Catskill|LSV-1}} [I]
* {{USS|Catskill|LSV-1}} [I]

Revision as of 22:16, 15 February 2018

Ships of the United States Navy
Ships in current service
Ships grouped alphabetically
Ships grouped by type

This is a list of amphibious warfare ships of the United States Navy. Ship status is indicated as either currently active [A], inactive [I], or precommissioning [P]. Ships in the inactive category include all that have been decommissioned. Ships in the precommissioning category include ships under construction or on order.

Amphibious Assault Ship (General Purpose) (LHA)

Main articles: Amphibious assault ship and Landing Helicopter Assault

America class

Main article: America-class amphibious assault ship

Tarawa class

Main article: Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship

Amphibious Assault Ship (Multi-Purpose) (LHD)

Main article: Landing helicopter dock

Wasp class

Main article: Wasp-class amphibious assault ship

Amphibious Cargo Ship (LKA)

Main article: Amphibious cargo ship

Amphibious Command Ship (LCC)

Main article: Amphibious command ship

Adirondack-class

Main article: Adirondack-class command ship

Blue Ridge-class

Main article: Blue Ridge-class command ship

Mount McKinley-class

Main article: Mount McKinley-class command ship

Amphibious Force Flagship (AGC)

Main article: Amphibious force flagship

Adirondack-class

Main article: Adirondack-class command ship

Appalachian-class

Main article: Appalachian-class command ship

Mount McKinley-class

Main article: Mount McKinley-class command ship

Stand-alone Coast Guard cutter conversion

Amphibious Transport (LPA)

Amphibious Transport, Small (LPR)

Attack Cargo Ship (AKA)

Attack Transport (APA)

Frederick Funston class

Main article: Frederick Funston-class attack transport

Gilliam class

Main article: Gilliam-class_attack_transport

Haskell class

Paul Revere class

Expeditionary Transfer Dock (ESD)

Main article: Expeditionary Transfer Dock

Montford Point class

Main article: Montford Point-class expeditionary transfer dock

Expeditionary Mobile Base (ESB) sub-class

High-speed Transport (APD)

Main article: High-speed transport

 • Not to be confused with hull code "HST", also for "High Speed Transport", currently assigned only to experimental high-speed catamaran designs, and high-speed catamarans chartered from private ferry companies.

Inshore Fire Support Ship (LFR)

Main article: Inshore Fire Support Ship

Landing Craft Infantry (LCI)

The United States Navy built 932 Landing Craft Infantry ships in World War II. A list can be found here.

Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM)

The United States Navy built 11,144 landing craft Motorized, designated "Landing Craft Mechanized" or "LCM", in World War II.[1]

Landing Craft Support (Large) (Mark 3) (LCS(L)(3))

Main article: Landing Craft Support

Landing Platform Dock (LPD)

Austin class

Main article: Austin-class amphibious transport dock

Raleigh class

Main article: Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock

San Antonio class

Main article: San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock

Landing Platform Helicopter (LPH)

Iwo Jima class

Main article: Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship

The following ships are converted escort carriers that were numbered along with the Iwo Jima-class, though they are not a part of that class.

Landing Ship Dock (LSD)

Anchorage class

Main article: Anchorage-class dock landing ship

Ashland class

Main article: Ashland-class dock landing ship

Casa Grande class

Main article: Casa Grande-class dock landing ship

Harpers Ferry class

Main article: Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship

Thomaston class

Main article: Thomaston-class dock landing ship

Whidbey Island class

Main article: Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship

Landing Ship Medium (LSM)

Towards the end of World War II the United States Navy built 558 Landing Ship Medium (LSM) type vessels across three classes. A list can be found here.

Landing Ship, Tank (LST)

The United States Navy built nearly 1,200 tank landing ships, classified as "Landing Ship, Tank" or "LST", from the World War II-era up through the early 1970s.[2]

Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)

Freedom class

Main article: Freedom-class littoral combat ship

Independence class

Main article: Independence-class littoral combat ship

Self-Propelled Barracks Ship (APB)

Vehicle Landing Ship (LSV)

References

  1. ^ Colton, Tim. "WWII Construction Records, Landing Craft". Colton Company. Archived from the original on June 22, 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Priolo, Gary P. (2005). "Tank Landing Ship (LST) Index". NavSource Online. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
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